Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist. Known for inventing dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannons and other armaments. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts…
27 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Wernher Von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German, and later American, aerospace engineer and space architect. He was the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the father of rocket technology and space science in the United States. Take a look below for 27 more interesting and fascinating facts about…
27 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish physician, microbiologist, and pharmacologist. His best known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the world’s first antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernest Boris Chain. Take…
30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About Gregor Mendel
Gregor Johann Mendel was a scientist, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas’ Abbey in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia. Mendel was born in a German-speaking family in the Silesian part of the Austrian Empire and gained posthumous recognition as the founder of the modern science of genetics. Take a look below for 30 more interesting…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician and scientist. Known as the father of modern Western philosophy, much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about Rene Descartes. 1. A native of the Kingdom…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Sigmund Freud. 1. Freud was born to Galician Jewish parents in the Moravian town of Freiberg, in the…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. He’s a key figure in the 17th century Scientific Revolution and is best known for his laws of planetary motion, based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about Johannes…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe, likely independently of Aristarchus of Samos, who had formulated such a model about 18 centuries earlier. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who’s credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. He also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Alexander Graham Bell. 1. Bell’s father, grandfather, and brother had all…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur was a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist known for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization. He’s also known for his breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of diseases. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Louis Pasteur. 1. Pasteur reduced mortality rates from…