Person    | Male  Born 1788  Died 1872

Augustus Siebe

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Augustus Siebe

Pioneer of the diving helmet.

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Augustus Siebe

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Augustus Siebe

English Heritage Augustus Siebe, 1788 - 1872, pioneer of the diving helmet, ...

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Westminster Literary Scientific and Mechanics' Institution

Westminster Literary Scientific and Mechanics' Institution

In 1856 this building was purchased by the Vestry Council of St Margaret and St John in Westminster to provide premises for a public library as described in the 1855 Public Libraries Act, thus beat...

Building, Literature, Science

1 memorial
Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS

Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS

Chemist.  Born King David's Lane, Shadwell.  While a student at the Royal College of Chemistry, aged 18 he discovered the first aniline dyestuff while working in his home laboratory.   He dropped o...

Person, Science

1 memorial
National Physical Laboratory

National Physical Laboratory

The NPL's history page concentrates on their work (e.g. they weighed Concorde, no mean feat) rather than their buildings.  NPL began its life housed in the former royal residence, Bushy House, in B...

Group, Science

3 memorials
John Wesley Judd

John Wesley Judd

Born Portsmouth. Geologist. Educated and taught at the Royal School of Mines. Died at 30 Cumberland Road, Kew.

Person, Science

1 memorial
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
1 memorial