Charles Lyell

Charles Lyell : biography 14 November 1797 - 22 February 1875 While in South America Darwin received Volume 2 which considered the ideas of Lamarck...

Douglas Mawson

Douglas Mawson : biography 5 May 1882 - 14 October 1958 Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA (5 May 188214 October 1958) was...

John Casper Branner

John Casper Branner : biography July 4, 1850 - March 1, 1922 John Casper Branner (July 4, 1850 – March 1, 1922), Stanford...

Dan McKenzie (geophysicist)

Dan McKenzie (geophysicist) : biography 1942 - Dan Peter McKenzie, CH, FRS is a Professor of Geophysics at the University of Cambridge,...

Mary Anning

Mary Anning : biography 21 May 1799 - 9 March 1847 Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was a British fossil collector, dealer,...

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld : biography 18 November 1832 - 12 August 1901 Freiherr Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (18 November 1832, Helsinki, Finland – 12...

John Wesley Powell

John Wesley Powell : biography March 24, 1834 - September 23, 1902 The expedition's route traveled through the Utah canyons of the Colorado River, which...

Dan McKenzie (geophysicist)

Dan McKenzie (geophysicist) : biography 1942 - Plate Tectonics Spending time between Cambridge and a Fellowship held in Caltech, McKenzie was invited, along with...

Charles Lyell

Charles Lyell : biography 14 November 1797 - 22 February 1875 May 3, 1860: "Mr. Darwin has written a work which will constitute an era...

William Borlase

William Borlase : biography 2 February 1696 - 31 August 1772 William Borlase (2 February 1695 – 31 August 1772), Cornish antiquary, geologist...