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Category Archives: Germany

Fanny Hesse

Fanny Hesse

Fanny Hesse (1850-1934) was a lab technician and technical illustrator who introduced agar to the study of bacteria revolutionising microbiology.

Posted byAndy ConnellyJune 20, 2019January 4, 2022Posted in19th century, Biology, Germany, Location, Subject area, USALeave a comment on Fanny Hesse

Otto Baumbach

Otto Baumbach in 1928

Otto Baumbach (1882-1966) was a glass blower whose work in Manchester was vital to Nobel Laureate Ernest Rutherford.

Posted byAndy ConnellyMay 15, 2019May 13, 2023Posted in20th century, Chemistry, Germany, Location, Manchester, Musings, Physics, Subject area, UKLeave a comment on Otto Baumbach

Caroline Herschel: technician to the stars

Caroline Herschel (1750-1848)

Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was an assistant to her brother William Herschel and a successful comet hunter in her own right. She was the first salaried female in the history of astronomy.

Posted byAndy ConnellyAugust 17, 2018January 4, 2022Posted in18th century, Astronomy, Germany, Location, London, Subject area, UK, When they workedLeave a comment on Caroline Herschel: technician to the stars

Peter Desaga

Bunsen’s original design.

Peter Desaga (1812 – 1879) was an instrument maker from Heidelberg who designed and built the first Bunsen burner.

Posted byAndy ConnellyJuly 17, 2018January 4, 2022Posted in19th century, Chemistry, Engineering, Germany, Location, Subject area, When they workedLeave a comment on Peter Desaga

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