In this 1699 Leiden edition (RA10749), Galileo Galilei watches from the facing page as his predecessors Aristotle, Ptolomeus and Copernicus debate the position of the heavenly bodies, with Ptolomeus holding an armillary. #tomorrowsresearch #rarebooks

Surprisingly Nobel laureate quantum physicist Erwin Schrödinger didn't actually have a cat. When he lived in Ireland he had a beloved collie named Burschie (Laddie)

James C. Maxwell published his first scientific paper at the age of 14, on the construction of a mechanical device that could draw mathematical curves. At 18, he presented two papers for the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His paper titled “On the Equilibrium of

Not all infinities are equal: Some infinities, like the set of real numbers, are larger than others, such as the set of natural numbers. Cantor’s revelation: Mathematician Georg Cantor demonstrated that infinities can have different "sizes," revolutionizing how we think about

❗MIND BOGGLING❗ Before 1844, doctors were unknowingly killing their own patients. This man exposed the truth—and paid with his life. His story is a heartbreaking tragedy: 🧵

Did you know that Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, co-inventor of calculus, designed a mechanical calculator called the Stepped Reckoner that could multiply and divide—a feat unmatched for 200 years?

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Today marks the anniversary of the auction of Robert Hooke's Folio, a scientific journal lost for over 300 years. Accidentally discovered in a drawer of a UK estate house, it was purchased by the Royal Society in 2006, preserving this invaluable piece of scientific history

A big thank you to Dr Hindmarch, Brooke Ring & the scientists at Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME) @QueensuTIME who volunteered at the annual Science Rendezvous. Inspiring over 4000 people with hands on Science fun @queensudom thewhig.com/news/13th-annu… City of Kingston - Municipal Government

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein

They found the retrovirus that causes AIDS. In May 1983, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier reported a discovery that came to be crucial in radically improving treatment methods for people living with HIV. Read Françoise Barré-Sinoussi's story:

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Three generation of Bohr's in one frame✍️ Niels Bohr (left) – along with his son Aage Bohr (center) – and his grandson Tomas Bohr (bottom) – currently Professor of Physics at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

How quantum computers could finally unlock Einstein's theory of everything | Full interview with Michio Kaku Dr. Michio Kaku 00:00:00 Quantum computing and Michio’s book Quantum Supremacy 00:01:19 Einstein’s unfinished theory 00:03:45 String theory as the "theory of everything" and

We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran. Lovell's life and work inspired millions. His courage under pressure helped forge our path to the Moon and beyond—a journey that continues today. go.nasa.gov/41tbrpq

14 August 1888. A press conference was held in London to introduce Thomas Edison’s Phonograph. In its later forms, it was also called a gramophone and since the 1940s a record player.

Anaxagoras (c. 500–428 BCE) was one of the first to suggest that the Sun was a massive fiery rock, not a god, and that the Moon reflected its light.

23 August 1991. Tim Berners-Lee opened the World Wide Web to new users. It was a key moment in the development of the Internet. He was honoured as the “Inventor of the World Wide Web” during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.

27 August 1984. US President Ronald Reagan announced that teacher Christa McAuliffe had been selected as 1st US woman member of public to go into space. Triumph turned to tragedy as she was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.