Eugene Paul Wigner, Hungarian-American physicist and nuclear engineer was a founder of quantum mechanics. Continue reading
Tag: Engineering
Henry Maudslay
Henry Maudslay (pronunciation and spelling) (22 August 1771 – 14 February 1831) was an English machine tool innovator, tool and die maker, and inventor. Continue reading
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (/noʊˈbɛl/; Swedish: [ˈalfrɛd nʊˈbɛlː] (About this soundlisten); 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. Continue reading
Machinist Invents a Micrometer
Henry Maudslay, British machinist built a micrometer at his London, England workshop in 1800 Continue reading
Tunnel Linking France and Switzerland
A 7 km mountain tunnel linking France and Switzerland under Mount Cenis in the Alps was completed in December 1870. Continue reading
Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens FRS (/ˈhaɪɡənz, ˈhɔɪ-/ HY-gənz, HOY-; Dutch: [ˈɦœyɣə(n)s]; Latin: Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time and a major figure in the scientific revolution. Continue reading
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (/pæˈskæl, pɑːˈskɑːl/; French: [blɛz paskal]; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian. Continue reading
Invention of the Piston Engine
Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch scientist invented the piston engine in 1673. Continue reading
Pascal Invents First Hydraulic Press
Blaise Pascal, French scientist, mathematician and philosopher invents the first hydraulic press in 1647. Continue reading
Dam In Continuous Use
A rock-filled dam on the Orontes River in Syria, is thought to be dated from 1300 BCE, thus being a dam still in continuous use. Continue reading