January 5, 2017

Giordano Bruno – martyred for being years ahead of his scientific contemporaries

On the morning of Thursday 17th February, 1600, Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher, priest, and cosmologist, was burned to death at the Piazza di Fiori in […]
December 19, 2016

Louis Pasteur – his research saved the lives of millions

Louis Pasteur (1822-95) was a French chemist who taught at Strasbourg, Lille, and Paris. He discovered that the real causes of epidemics were bacteria and other […]