Born in Paris to a family of nobility. Considered "the father of modern chemistry", by the French anyway, who no doubt would also claim that he discovered oxygen, when we all know that was Priestley. Fell foul of the French Revolution and was guillotined.
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Antoine Lavoisier
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William Glanville
Engineering research. FRS.  Born 75 Kempe Road, Willesden.  Carried out research on concrete at first the Building Research Station and then the Road Research Laboratory.  During WW2 he was scienti...
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Fred Hoyle
Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was an astronomer who held some controversial views. He coined the term"Big Bang", even though he rejected the theory, preferring the "steady-state model". He also believed that...
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A. W. Hofmann
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was born on 8 April 1818 in Giessen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, now known as Germany. Our picture source and his Wikipedia page give a full biography of his life. In 1854 Ho...
2 memorials
Royal Institution (of Great Britain)
A group of men started meeting at Gresham College and formed a society to promote experimental knowledge. Achieved the royal charter in 1662. Still in its original premises at 21 Albemarle Street, ...
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Sir John Lubbock
Banker, politician and scientific writer. Born at 29 Eaton Place. He went into his father's banking business at the age of 14 and became a partner in 1856. Entered parliament in 1870, and succeeded...
2 memorials
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