Pioneer of the diving helmet.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Augustus Siebe
Commemorated ati
Augustus Siebe
English Heritage Augustus Siebe, 1788 - 1872, pioneer of the diving helmet, ...
Other Subjects
Sir Norman Lockyer
Astronomer and journal editor, born at Rugby. In 1865 Lockyer and his family moved to a house (no longer extant) near Swiss Cottage. Here, using a special spectroscope to examine the sun, he discov...
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
Inorganic chemist. Born at 506 Halifax Road, Springside, near Todmorden, Yorkshire. Died at 14 Passmore Street, London.
Evangelista Torricelli
Physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer.
William Farr
Epidemiologist, a founder of medical statistics. Born Kenley, Shropshire.
Henry Cavendish
Chemist. Born in Nice, France, to a British aristocratic family. Became a member of the Royal Society and discovered hydrogen. Following his father's death in 1783 he bought a house on Clapham Comm...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them