Archeology
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Heinrich Schliemann and his Dream of Troy
On December 26, 1890, Heinrich Schliemann, German businessman and amateur archaeologist, and livelong advocate of the historical reality of places…
Astronomy
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Deep Impact and the Comet 9P/Tempel
On January 12, 2005, NASA space probe Deep Impact was launched. It was designed to study the interior composition of the…
Biology
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August Weismann – the Founder of Neo-Darwinism
On January 17, 1834, German evolutionary biologist Friedrich Leopold August Weismann was born. He is considered the second most notable evolutionary theorist…
Botany
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Conrad Gessner’s Truly Renaissance Knowledge
On March 26, 1516, Swiss naturalist and bibliographer Conrad Gessner was born. His five-volume Historiae animalium (1551–1558) is considered the…
Chemistry
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Modern Chemistry started with Antoine Lavoisier
On August 26, 1743, French nobleman and chemist Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier was born. De Lavoisier is considered as one…
Computer Science
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Who remembers Apple’s Lisa?
On January 19, 1983, the Apple Lisa was introduced, the first personal computer to offer a graphical user interface in an…
Economics
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Thomas Gresham and the London Royal Exchange
On January 23, 1571, the Royal Exchange in London was founded by the merchant Thomas Gresham to act as a…
Geology
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Charles Lyell and the Principles of Geology
On November 14, 1797, Charles Lyell, British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day, was born. Lyell was a…
History
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Umberto Eco and The Name of the Rose
On January 5, 1932, Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and successful novelist Umberto Eco was born. He is best…
Mathematics
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Wilhelm Weinberg and the Genetic Equilibrium
On January 13, 1908, German physician and obstetrician-gynecologis Wilhelm Weinberg delivered an exposition of his ideas on the principle of genetic…
Medical Science
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Caspar Friedrich Wolff – the Founder of Embryology
On January 18, 1734, German physiologist Caspar Friedrich Wolff was born. He is recognized as one of the founders of embryology.…
Paleontology
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Mary Leakey and the Discovery of the false ‘Nutcracker Man’
On July 17, 1959, British paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey discovered the first fossil of the Paranthropus boisei at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Mary…
Philosophy
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Hildegard of Bingen – More than the ‘Sybil of the Rhine’
Although her exact birthdate is uncertain, we dedicate today’s article to an extraordinary woman in science: German writer, composer, philosopher,…
Physics
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Carl David Anderson and the Positron
On January 11, 1991, American physicist Carl David Anderson passed away. He is best known for his discovery of the positron in…
Politics
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Man is Man’s Wolf – Thomas Hobbes and his Leviathan
On December 4, 1679, Thomas Hobbes passed away. The philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment and the political theorist of the…
Psychology
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The Undiscovered Self – C. G. Jung and Analytical Psychology
What is the driving force behind our motivations and ambitions? Is it pure reasoning? Hardly, as famous psychiatrist Carl Gustav…
Women in Science
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Hertha Ayrton – Arc Lights and Ripples in the Sand
On August 26, 1923, British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor Hertha Ayrton died of blood poisoning resulting from an insect bite.…
Zoology
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Libbie Hyman and her Passion for the Invertebrates
On December 6, 1888, U.S. zoologist Libbie Henrietta Hyman was born. Hyman wrote two laboratory manuals and a comprehensive six-volume…
