Royal Institution of Great Britain

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Royal Institution of Great Britain

ORGANIZATION

Founded 1799, Royal charter issued 1800.

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

Founding Date:
1799

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Logie Baird Inventor 13-Aug-1888 14-Jun-1946 Television

J. D. Bernal Physicist 10-May-1901 15-Sep-1971 X-ray crystallography

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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