Born at Barnwood Manor House, Barnwood, near Gloucester. Knighted 30 Jan. 1868. Died Paris. Inventor of things such as the English concertina and the stereoscope but best known for the Wheatstone bridge which measures electrical resistance. Also a major figure in the development of telegraphy. Through his 1847 marriage he was uncle to Arthur and Oliver Heaviside and influenced their careers in the direction of telegraphy.
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Sir Charles Wheatstone
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Charles Wheatstone
Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1802 - 1875, scientist and inventor, lived here. Grea...
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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...
1 memorial
Edward Acheson
American chemist, inventor and industrialist. Born Pennsylvania. Initially worked with Edison. Companies he founded include: Carborundum, Inc., UCar International, and Acheson Industries. In abou...
1 memorial
Sir Humphry Davy
Chemist. Born Penzance. Wrote "Researches, Chemical and Philosophical". Discovered potassium, sodium, barium, strontium, etc. Invented the safety lamp for coal miners.
1 memorial
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.
1 memorial
Robert Hooke
Natural philosopher (or scientist, in today's terminology) and architect. Born Isle of Wight. Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society, Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, Surveyor to the ...
2 memorials
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Parish Hall, St Mary's Bryanston Square
W1, Crawford Street, 34 - 36, Parish Hall
The Parish Hall, St Mary's, Bryanston Square. This stone was laid by H. R. H. The Princess Christian, 20th October 1897. Rev. H. Russel...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
William Johnson Cory
NW3, Pilgrim's Lane, 8 (4 Rosslyn Villas)
William Johnson Cory, Ionicus, 1823 - 1892, teacher, scholar and poet. Lived and died in this house. An assistant master at Eton College ...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
1 memorial
11, Northampton Square
The picture source website points out: The house at which this caller is visiting is No. 11, and there is a brass plate on the door bearing the words "G. Baxter, Offices No. 12".
1 memorial
1 memorial
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