Famous Female Scientists Caroline Herschel(1750-1848) Nationality:German Known For:Discovering comets Caroline Herschel worked closely together with her brother Sir William Herschel throughout their careers as astronomers. Caroline discovered several comets, one of which, the 35P/Herschel-Rigollet, is na...
Einstein was one of the most prominent scientists and physicists in history. He won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his law concerning the photoelectric effect. He’s also credited with creating the “world’s most famous equation.” Scientists of the 20th Century Otto Hahn (1879-1968)...
In ancient times, famous astrologers like Zhang used to write calendars for the kings. The calendar was meant to guide the emperor on the way he should rule, but they had little to do with the emperors’ ruling strategies and were based largely on what the astrologers wanted. Zhang’s refu...
The first known observation of Halley's Comet, or Comet Halley,took place in 239 B.C., according to the European Space Agency. Chinese astronomers recorded its passage in the Shih Chi and Wen Hsien Thung Khao chronicles. Another study (based on models of Halley's orbit) pushes thatfirst o...
Al-Tusi, Nasir al-Din (1201-1274) was one of the greatest scholars of his time and one of the most influential figures in Islamic intellectual history. He was a scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and theologian. He created ingenious mathematical models for use in astrono...
Nor is it the only comet to fill man with awe, but merely the most famous in a rich aristocracy of blood-freezers. Comets are even more fascinating to amateur astronomers than to professionals, because this is one area where amateurs can make major discoveries. Comet Ikeya Seki, one of ...
One of the most famous accounts of alien life in Iowa never actually happened. In the opening of Robert A. Heinlein's 1951 novel “The Puppet Masters,” government agents investigate an alien ship outside Grinnell, Iowa. #33. New Hampshire ...
One of the most famous accounts of alien life in Iowa never actually happened. In the opening of Robert A. Heinlein's 1951 novel “The Puppet Masters,” government agents investigate an alien ship outside Grinnell, Iowa. #33. New Hampshire ...
One of the most famous accounts of alien life in Iowa never actually happened. In the opening of Robert A. Heinlein's 1951 novel “The Puppet Masters,” government agents investigate an alien ship outside Grinnell, Iowa. #33. New Hampshire ...
Weird History Readers Shared Stories About Nice Celebrity Encounters That Warmed Our Hearts VOTE 7.3k people have voted on 12 Nostalgic Tabloid Figures Who Didn't Deserve The Hate They Got MORE LIKE THIS 20 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Famous Sci-Fi Movies The Most Scientifically Accu...