Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. His most notable inventions include phonograph and, although he didn’t develop it from scratch, a light bulb. Early life Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio, but when he was seven his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. He was the youngest …
Werner Karl Haisenberg was a German theoretical physicist best known for creation of quantum physics theory along with Max Born and Pascual Jordan. Early Life Werner Heisenberg was born in Würzburg, Germany on December 5th 1901. Werner was a son to Kaspar Earnesta August Heisenberg, a secondary school teacher and his wife, Annie Wecklein. In …
Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist known for his contribution in development of radiocarbon dating process. Early life Willard Frank Libby was born on December 17th, 1908 in Grand Valley, Colorado. Willard was a son to Ora Edward Libby and his wife Eva May. Education Willard Libby attended grammar school near Sebastopol, California …
Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures represents a variety of psychological experiments conducted by psychologist Stanley Milgram. In his experiment, Milgram measured the willingness of a test subject to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that were contrary to their ethical and moral beliefs. Background In July of 1961, Yale professor and psychologist …
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Jonas Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine. Early life Jonas Edward Salk was born on October 28, 1914 in the city of New York to parents Daniel and Dora Salk. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants with rather …
The Manhattan Project was one of the most important scientific undertakings in history. It was a project during World War II that aimed to develop the first atomic bomb. Scientists from all over the world came together to make this happen, and their contributions were invaluable. The impact of the Manhattan Project was far-reaching; it …
John von Neumann, born on December 28, 1903 was a Hungarian-American mathematician whose contributions made a huge impact on many fields of science but mostly in mathematics, therefore he is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians in modern history. Early life Born Neumann János Lajos, John was the oldest out of three children …
Werhner Von Braun was a German-born scientist who is considered to be among the pioneers of rocket and space research. Early life Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was born on March 23, 1912 in Wirsitiz, Germany. He was one of three sons to Magnus Freiherr von Braun and Emmy von Quistorp. His father Magnus …
LEDs, or Light-Emitting Diodes, are a semiconductor source of light, which emit photons when electrons recombine with electron holes within the device. Ranging from most basic electronic equipment all the way to expensive cars and advanced lighting devices, LEDs can be found in a multitude of colors and configurations. But who invented LEDs? LEDs are a brainchild of Nick …
John Bardeen was an American electrical engineer and physicist best known for his theory of superconductivity and the discovery of transistors. Early life John Bardeen was born on May 23, 1908 in Madison, Wisconsin, to Dr. Charles R. Bardeen who was a anatomy professor, and his wife Althea Harmer who was an artist. When he …