ORGANIZATION

Founded 1799, Royal charter issued 1800.

Official Website:
http://www.rigb.org/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Humphry Davy	Chemist	17-Dec-1778	29-May-1829	Leading early 19th century chemist
Michael Faraday	Physicist	22-Sep-1791	25-Aug-1867	Discovered electrical induction
Susan Greenfield	Scientist	1-Oct-1950		Brain Story
Richard Gregory	Psychologist	24-Jul-1923		Optical illusions and "hands-on" science
Harold Spencer Jones	Astronomer	29-Mar-1890	3-Nov-1960	10th Royal Astronomer of England
Edwin H. Land	Inventor	7-May-1909	1-Mar-1991	Polaroid Land Camera
Benjamin Count Rumford	Scientist	26-Mar-1753	21-Aug-1814	Established the Rumford Medal

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