Famous people that studied sciences and mathematics IV

With the suggestions of our readers, we have added new famous people related with science:

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany and one of the most recognized woman of the planet, studied physics in the University of Leipzig. She obtained her PhD and worked in chemistry in the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry in Berlin. After this, she became a politician, you know.

Mad about polyhedra I

There are people in this world who do not know polyhedra yet.

But, on the other hand, there are people who someday know polyhedral and after this moment they will never let them go…

Famous people that studied sciences and mathematics III

More people that studied something related with mathematics and sciences.

Florence Nightingale, nurse and first medical statistician.

Changing the geometry of the world

Only some human beings have changed the geometry of their known world.

On October 12, the World remembers Columbus’ discovering of American continent. I am referring not to the country but to the complete continent named America some years later its discovery (the American continent from Argentina in the South to Canada in the North).

Famous people that studied sciences and mathematics I

Some uncommon people not necessarily associated with science were actually interested in science subjects during their life. Some of them even obtained master degrees and PhDs. Moreover some of them work in science and art as parallel activities!

Let us see some examples:

Do you remember Winnie from The Wonderful Years series? She was played by the actress Danica McKellar who is also a mathematician who besides participating in TV series, also gives talks and writes books about mathematics.

Bécquer, Newton and Duncan Dhu

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer was the last romantic poet of the XIX century. One of his poems says:

In the dark angle of the room

and perhaps forgotten by the owner,

silent and covered with powder, 

the harp was resting there.

How many notes were sleeping in the strings

as the bird sleeps in the branch! 

Notes waiting for the white hand

that knows how to extract them from the harp.

 

Oh! I thought. How many times the genius 

sleeps in this way, in the bottom of the soul?

waiting for a voice that says: Lazarus wait, 

Get up and walk!

The doctor of the mothers

Many countries celebrate mother’s day in different dates. I would like to remember a scientist who is deeply linked to the mother’s well-being. The Hungarian doctor, Ignaz Semmelweis.

An astronomer cricket and the child’s day

In 1954, UNESCO established a day to celebrate the children. This day is the 20th of November of every year. However, every country has its own date according to its customs and traditions.