French author Jules Verne was born on this day in 1828. His father wanted him to be a lawyer and circumstances forced him to work as a stock broker, but eventually he shook off these humdrum vocations and became the world's first professional science fiction author. Verne quickly gained a reputation for combining ultramodern technology (of the t...
Born on this date in 1834 in the small village of Aremzyani, in what was then considered Siberia, Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (Wikipedia) would go on, in 1869, to publish the first periodic table of [...]
Today marks the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, a true Renaissance man. After beginning a career in printing, he went on to become a revered scientist, inventor, statesman, author, politician and mo[...]
Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 (died March 31, 1727). While this astoundingly-talented English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and natural philosopher is clearly one of the most i[...]
Happy Birthday Johannes Kepler! Kepler is best known for establishing laws of planetary motion (explained in the above vid series) which later helped form the basis of Isaac Newton's work on gravity[...]
On this day in way back in 1874 Marchese Guglielmo Marconi was born. At the beginning of the 20th century he played a pivotal role in the development of wireless communication. By incorporating and[...]
Happy Birthday to the father of quantum physics! Born Karl Ernst Ludwig Marx Planck, or Max, as he was known from age 10, was born on this day in 1858 in Kiel, Germany. He studied at the University o[...]
Today's been a hectic day, so I'm behind in getting up this Maker Birthday tribute to probably the maker of all makers. To me, Leonardo is the ultimate example of what you might call the Bucky Fulle[...]
Happy Birthday Dr. Bunsen! On this day in 1811 was born a pioneer in chemistry, and a maker of tools! Robert Bunsen was a German chemist; he made many significant discoveries, including the use of ir[...]
Happy Birthday Al! On this day, in the year 1879, a person was born whose name would become synonymous with our popular concept of genius. When we take a closer look at Albert Einstein's contributio[...]
Today is the birthday of Joseph Priestley, the 18th century scientist, teacher, and political wonk who had a tremendous impact on the worlds of science and politics. He is credited with the discover[...]