Enrico Fermi was an Italian-American physicist and the creator of the world’s first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1. He has been called the “architect of the nuclear age” and the “architect of the atomic bomb.” He was one of the very few physicists in history to excel both theoretically and experimentally. Take a look below…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, was a New Zealand-born British physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. Encyclopedia Britannica considers him to be the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Ernest Rutherford. 1. In early work, Rutherford…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Dmitri Mendeleev
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was a Russian chemist and inventor. He formulated the Periodic Law, created a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements, and used it to correct the properties of some already discovered elements and also to predict the properties of eight elements yet to be discovered. Take a look below for 30…
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Samuel Morse
Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fascinating facts about Samuel Morse. 1. He was a…
24 Fun And Interesting Facts About Nikolaus Otto
Nikolaus August Otto was a German engineer who successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine, which ran on petroleum gas and led to the modern internal combustion engine. Take a look below for 24 more fun and interesting facts about Nikolaus Otto. 1. The VDI, Association of German Engineers, created the DIN standard 1940,…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Michael Faraday. 1. Although Faraday received little formal education, he was one of the most influential…
30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Niels Bohr
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and promoter of scientific research. Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts about Niels Bohr. 1….
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Jonas Salk
Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical research instead of becoming a practicing physician. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Werner Heisenberg
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist and one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics. He published his work in 1925 in a breakthrough paper. In the subsequent series of papers with Max Born and Pascual Jordan, during the same year, this matrix formulation of quantum mechanics was substantially elaborated. Take a look…
30 Inspiring And Interesting Facts About Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was the director of research at the Center for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Take a look below for 30 more inspiring and interesting facts about Stephen Hawking. 1. He was the Lucasian Professor of…