
Scientist and sorcerer
Cornelis Drebbel's inventions were mired in mystery.
B(l)ack to the basics
Scottish chemist and physician Joseph Black did fundamental work on gases and heat.
Blood vs blood
The discovery of different blood groups made transfusions safe.
1824: The dawn of dino mania
The first scientific account of a dinosaur was made 200 years ago.
They broke the atom's heart
John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton devised the original particle accelerator.