Charles 3rd Earl Stanhope

Charles 3rd Earl Stanhope

Politician and scientist. Born in London and educated at Eton and the University of Geneva, Switzerland. A brief browse on the web brought up Stanhope's name in association with inventions in the f...

Person, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial
Alexander R. Stokes

Alexander R. Stokes

Worked on DNA X-ray diffraction studies 1953 at King's College London with Franklin, Gosling, Wilkins and Wilson. Born Macclesfield.

Person, Science

2 memorials
Marie Stopes

Marie Stopes

Born in Edinburgh. Scientist, writer, dramatist and poet. Publicist of the campaign for sexual education. Advocate of family planning and founder of pioneer birth control clinic. Courageous crusade...

Person, Gender Issues, Medicine, Science, Scotland

5 memorials
Eduard Suess

Eduard Suess

Geologist, educationalist, economist, statesman. Expert on the geography of the Alps. Born 4 Duncan Terrace, of German parentage, grew up in Prague and Vienna. Died in Vienna.

Person, Economist, Education, Politics & Administration, Science, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland

1 memorial
George James Symons

George James Symons

Pioneer in the scientific study of rainfall. Born 28 Queen's Row, Pimlico. Founder of the British Rainfall Organization. Twice president of the Royal Meteorological Society. Died at home, 62 Camden...

Person, Science

1 memorial
William Tegetmeier

William Tegetmeier

Naturalist and journalist. Born William Bernhardt Tegetmeier at High Street, Colnbrook Buckinghamshire. A founding member of the Savage Club, and a writer and journalist. He befriended Charles Darw...

Person, Journalism / Publishing, Science

1 memorial
First Electric Telegraph

First Electric Telegraph

Telegraphic messages were first sent successfully by Sir Francis Ronalds using an eight mile long grid in his back garden in Hammersmith. He tried to interest the Admiralty in his invention, but th...

Event, Science

1 memorial
Television

Television

See Londonist's excellent post How Television Was Invented In London. We love it when our friends do the work for us!

Media, Science, TV & Radio

3 memorials
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

Inventor and adventurer. Born Woburn, Massachusetts. Having spied for the British in America he moved to England in 1776, was knighted by King George III, moved to Germany where he gained the titl...

Person, Politics & Administration, Science, France, Germany, USA

1 memorial
Evangelista Torricelli

Evangelista Torricelli

Physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer.

Person, Science, Italy

1 memorial
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