Scientists: Inventors, Researchers, Engineers, Mathematicians
Scientists seem to spend so much time behind-the-scenes it's actually rare for someone to gain enough public aknoledgement to appear on a famous list. When this happens it's usually because their discoveries and inventions have made them wealthy businessmen (or women). If you check our business listings you'll see this. Meanwhile we do have some notable names including Alan Cox, Dr Evan Pierce, Herbert Stuart, John Ddu and of course mathematician Robert Recorde.
William Jones
Mathematician from Anglsey
His father John George Jones relied on a charity school at Llanfechell for William's education. His mathematical talent gained the attention of the Bulkeley family (local landowners) who found him employment in London working at a merchant's counting-house (where goods were inspected and money exchanged).
Jones also worked for the Royal Navy, teaching mathematics on board Navy ships for seven years from 1695. Here his attention focused on navigation. He wrote 'A New Compendium...
Steve Jones, scientist with Welsh links.
Steve Jones
Professor of genetics at the Galton Laboratory and University College, London.
Brian Josephson, scientist from Cardiff, South Wales
Brian Josephson
Nobel prize winning physicist; gave his name to 'Josephson Effects'.
Alfred Wallace scientist Usk in Wales
Alfred Wallace
Conferred with Darwin (and Darwin with him) regarding evolution of species and acknowledged as theory co -founder by Darwin in his 'On the Origin of Species'.
Alan Cox | Linux inventor and programmer from Swansea, Wales
Alan Cox
Alan cox (born 1968) is a programmer heavily involved in the development of the linux kernel since its early days (1991). He then became one of the main developers and maintainers of the whole kernel. This is an extremly important contribution to the 'Open Source' software community.
Steve Jones, author of In the blood, from Wales
Steve Jones
Professor of genetics at the Galton Laboratory and University College, London.
Herbert Stuart, scientist with a Welsh connection!
Herbert Stuart
Developed and patented a compression ignition engine by 1885. Diesel only had his version working twelve years later in 1897.
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