Born On This Day (December 25th)

Ernst Ruska – Born 25 Dec 1906; died 27 May 1988
Invented the electron microscope.


Gerhard Herzberg – Born 25 Dec 1904; died 4 Mar 1999. 
Awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.


Richard Shope – Born 25 Dec 1901; died 2 Oct 1966
The first person to isolate an influenza virus.


Adolf Windaus – Born 25 Dec 1876; died 9 Jun 1959.
Awarded the 1928 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.


Herman Frasch – Born 25 Dec 1851; died 1 May 1914.
Invented the Frasch Process for sulphur mining.


Claude Chappe – Born 25 Dec 1763; died 23 Jan 1805.
Invented the visual telegraph known as semaphore.


Sir Isaac Newton – Born 25 Dec 1642; died 20 Mar 1727.
Famous for his work on gravity, optics, laws of motion, and calculus.


And there was a famous religious person also born on December 25th. What was his name again? Oh that’s right…


William Gregor – Born 25 Dec 1761; died 11 Jun 1817.
English clergyman, chemist and minerologist who discovered titanium.


I don’t think I’ve missed anyone have I?