Stanford prison experiment was a study conducted by a team of researchers led by professor Philip Zimbardo that took place in August of 1971. Funded by the US office of Naval Research, the experiment was supposed to show the causes of conflict between guards and prisoners in military prisons as well as civilian ones. Background Located in the …
X-radiation is composed of X-rays, and represents a form of electromagnetic radiation. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen is famous for discovering electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range that we today know as X-rays. This achievement earned him the Nobel Prize in 1901, which made Wilhelm the very first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics. X-radiation is also called Roentgen radiation often, after its discoverer. He named it …
Alfred Lothar Wegener was a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist. Early life Alfred Lothar Wehener was born on November 1, 1880. in Berlin. In 1886 Wegener’s family bought a house near Rheinsberg, where there is an Alfred Wegener Memorial site today. He was the youngest of five children to Richard Wegener. Education Wegener attended …
Alfred Binet was a French psychologist who invented the first intelligence test, better known today as the IQ test. Early life Alfred Binet was born on July 11, 1857 as Alfredo Binetti in Nice, which was then part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. He father was a physician, and his mother was an artist. When …
Alfred Kinsey was an American biologist and professor of entomology and zoology. Early life Alfred Charles Kinsey was born on June 23, 1894, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the son to Sarah Ann and Alfred Seguine Kinsey. Alfred had two siblings and was the eldest. His father was a professor at Stevens Institute of …
Andreas Vesalius was a Flemish anatomist and physician. He is considered as the founder of modern human anatomy. Early life Andreas Vesalius was born on 31 December 1514, in Brussels, Belgium. He was the son of Andries van Wesele and his wife, Isabel Crabbe. His ancestors were mostly prominent physicians and pharmacists. While still a …
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian inventor, mechanical and electrical engineer. He is best known for developing polyphase alternating current (AC) system of generators, motors and transformers. Early life Nikola Tesla was born to Serbian parents on July 10, 1856 in small village called Smiljan in Lika (Austria-Hungary), which is located in modern-day Croatia. His father …
Alessandro Volta was Italian physicist and pioneer in the study of electricity. He is mostly known for invention of world’s first battery. Early life Volta was born on February 18, 1745 in Como, Italy. Education He was educated in public schools in Como. In 1774 he became a physics professor at the Royal School in …
Albert Einstein was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity. He is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics. Early life Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, at the time a part of German Empire, …
Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist that greatly contributed the world of physics with his research of atomic structure and quantum mechanics. Early life Neils Henrik David Bohr was born on October 7th, 1885 in Copenhagen. Neils also had a brother, Harald Bohr who was a mathematician and a passionate football player, a passion two …