William Cookworthy

   William Cookworthy was a successful Pharmacist and an innovator in several fields of technology.

   Remarkable for:   He discovered china clay in Cornwall and devised a way of making porcelain, which previously was imported from China.

Gilles Tran

   Gilles Tran is a contemporary French artist.

   Remarkable for:   He is known for impressive 3D art works. More can be found in this on-line gallery.

Johann Trommsdorff

   Johann Bartholomew Trommsdorff was a German chemist and pharmacist.

   Remarkable for:   He wrote the Systematic Handbook of the Whole of Chemistry, published in eight volumes in 1805.

The Gibson ES-175

   The Gibson ES-175 is an electric guitar manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, currently still in production.

Fullerene

   A Fullerene is any molecule composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid or tube.

The Threshing Machine

   The threshing machine is a machine that separates the grain from stalks and husks.

Pierre Jaquet-Droz

Pierre Jaquet-Droz was a Swiss-born watchmaker of the late eighteenth century.

Vladimir K. Zworykin

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology.

Niobium

Niobium is a chemical element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41, used in steel alloys for the space industry.

Space blanket

A space blanket is a blanket used in emergencies to reduce heat loss in a person's body caused by thermal radiation, water evaporation and convection.