Discoveries Category
Fred Hoyle, cosmologist
Professor Sir Fred Hoyle, FRS (1915-2001) was born in Yorkshire and became a mathematician, astronomer and cosmologist.…
Robert Hooke
A genius of his time, Robert Hooke is known today for Hooke’s Law, as explained in this…
Saxon treasure at Sutton Hoo
In 1938-9 Basil Brown (1888-1977) carried out a series of archaeological digs in Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, his…
Dr Jane Goodall
As a young child, Dame Dr Jane Goodall was fascinated by the natural behaviour of animals and…
Professor Sir John Vane
Professor Sir John Vane, FRS, was born in Worcestershire in 1927 and from a young age showed…
Major Tim Peake
The first Briton in space was Yorkshire-born Dr. Helen Sharman (1963-) in 1991, who spent eight days…
The Ozone Hole
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), who operate in research stations in the British Antarctic Territory, published their…
The Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster, or ‘Nessie’ as she is affectionately known, has long been a draw for…
The Bessemer Process
Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-98), born in Hertfordshire and mainly self-educated, gave his name to the Bessemer steel…
Penicillin
The 1945 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine recognised three men whose efforts brought about the production…
Rendlesham Forest UFOs
In late December 1980 there occurred the world’s best-documented UFO incident in Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk. This…
Dolly the Sheep
Dolly the sheep became famous for being the first publicly known mammal to be cloned. This caused…