Born Yorkshire. 1967 Nobel Laureate for his work on photosynthesis relating to the potential use of hydrogen to supply energy.
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George Hornidge Porter, Lord Porter of Luddenham
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Lord Porter
Professor The Lord Porter of Luddenham OM PRS (1920 - 2002). 1985 - 2002 Chai...
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Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
Inorganic chemist. Born at 506 Halifax Road, Springside, near Todmorden, Yorkshire. Died at 14 Passmore Street, London.
Alice Ball
From LSHTM: "... African American chemist who developed an injectable oil extract which became the treatment for leprosy until the 1940s. While chaulmoogra oil had previously been used for leprosy,...
Captain Alexander Ross Clarke
Surveyor. Born Reading. Served in Canada and on his return worked on the ordnance survey in Southampton. Died Reigate. the picture source has a bio.
Sir William Siemens
Born Germany. Electrical engineer, inventor and businessman. Came to England in 1843 with an electro-plating invention. Became naturalised British subject in 1859. Also worked with the regenerativ...
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