Dr. Archie Carr Upon Whose Shoulders We All Stand In the world of sea turtle research and conservation, it is Archie Carr who stands alone. He has been called the father of sea turtle research, and rightly so. Even beyond his field, his name is recognized for his commitment to the protection of these reptiles. When Dr. Carr died in 1987, sea turtles lost their greatest champion and friend. Sea turtles held a fascination for Archie Carr throughout his entire life. He was a Biology pro ...

Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955 Click the picture above to see sixteen larger pictures Einstein contributed more than any other scientist to the modern vision of physical reality. His special and general theories of relativity are still regarded as the most satisfactory model of the large-scale universe that we have. Full MacTutor biography [Version for printing] List of References (365 books/articles) Some Quotations (54) A Poster of Albert Einstein Mathematicians born ...

Richard Phillips Feynman 1918 - 1988 Click the picture above to see nine larger pictures Richard Feynman was a Nobel prize winner famous for his unusual life style and for his popular books and lectures on mathematics and physics. Full MacTutor biography [Version for printing] List of References (35 books/articles) Some Quotations (8) A Poster of Richard Feynman Mathematicians born in the same country Show birthplace locationAdditional Material in MacTutor Introdu ...

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Edmond Halley 1656 - 1742 Click the picture above to see nine larger pictures Edmond Halley was an English astronomer who calculated the orbit of the comet now called Halley's comet. Full MacTutor biography [Version for printing] List of References (25 books/articles) A Quotation A Poster of Edmond Halley Mathematicians born in the same country Show birthplace locationAdditional Material in MacTutor Aubrey's Brief Lives entry Honours awarded to Edmond Halley ...

Darwin, Charles Robert 1809-1882 Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, the grandson of Erasmus Darwin. His mother was a daughter of Josiah Wedgewood of the famous firm making distinguished china. Darwin was educated at Shrewsbury school under Samuel Butler and in 1825 he entered Endinburgh University to prepare for the medical profession. In 1828 he entered Cambridge University in the hope of becoming a clergyman. He took his degree in 1831 ...

Hippocrates 460-375 B.C. Hippocrates was born on the island of Cos in the Eastern Mediterranean about 460 B.C. He was taught the art of medicine by his grandfather and father who had practiced medicine before him. He traveled extensively in Greece. He was consulted by some of the principal rulers in southeastern Europe and in Asia Minor. He possibly lived until 85 years of age with the date of his death about 375 B.C. It is probable that the writin ...

JULIAN BARBOUR homeaboutwritingsideasreadingcommentscontact " ... time is an illusion. The phenomena from which we deduce its existence are real, but we interpret them wrongly. My arguments are presented in The End of Time." PUBLISHED IN THE UK, SEPTEMBER 1999 BY WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON £20.00 Order online now from PUBLISHED IN THE USA, JANUARY 2000 BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS $30.00 Order online now from PHOENIX PAPERBACK PUBLISHED IN THE UK, MARCH 2000 ...

Johannes Kepler 1571 - 1630 Click the picture above to see eleven larger pictures Kepler was a German mathematician and astronomer who postulated that the Earth and planets travel about the sun in elliptical orbits. He gave three fundamental laws of planetary motion. He also did important work in optics and geometry. Full MacTutor biography [Version for printing] List of References (120 books/articles) Some Quotations (23) A Poster of Johannes Kepler Mathematicians b ...

James Clerk Maxwell 1831 - 1879 Click the picture above to see ten larger pictures Maxwell did revolutionary work on electricity and magnetism and on the kinetic theory of gases. Full MacTutor biography [Version for printing] List of References (41 books/articles) Some Quotations (8) A Poster of James Clerk Maxwell Mathematicians born in the same country Show birthplace locationAdditional Material in MacTutor James Clerk Maxwell on the nature of Saturn's rings A ...

Sir Isaac Newton 1643 - 1727 Click the picture above to see twenty four larger pictures Isaac Newton was the greatest English mathematician of his generation. He laid the foundation for differential and integral calculus. His work on optics and gravitation make him one of the greatest scientists the world has known. Full MacTutor biography [Version for printing] List of References (271 books/articles) Some Quotations (14) A Poster of Isaac Newton Mathematicians born ...

The C. Warren Irvin, Jr., Collection of Charles Darwin and Darwiniana Overview of the Collection The heart of the C. Warren Irvin Jr. Collection, donated to Thomas Cooper Library, in 1996, is Darwin's own writings. The collection now houses a complete collection of the first editions. of Darwin's books. Alongside these are many of the subsequent editions, showing Darwin's careful revision and updating of his scientific work, and a large selection of the bo ...

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