By Tim Lambert The industrial revolution created more demand for female and child labor. In the early 19th century when children worked in textile factories they often worked for more than 12 hours a day. In the early 19th century parliament passed laws to curtail child labor. However, they all proved to be unenforceable. The… Continue reading Children in the 19th Century
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A Brief Biography of Alexander Graham Bell
By Tim Lambert Alexander Graham Bell was the man who invented the telephone. He was born in Edinburgh on 3 March 1847. Bell’s father taught elocution and Alexander was expected to follow. He was educated at Edinburgh High School, Edinburgh University, and the University of London. Afterward, he taught elocution and music. Then in 1870,… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Alexander Graham Bell
A Brief Biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
By Tim Lambert Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsea, Portsmouth on 9 April 1806. His father Isambard Marc Brunel was also an engineer. He was born in France in 1769 but he fled abroad in 1793 during the French Revolution. In 1799 he married Sophia Kingdom and they had 3 children, Sophia, Isambard, and Emma. Isambard… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
A Brief Biography of Joseph Lister
By Tim Lambert Joseph Lister is famous as the surgeon who invented antiseptic surgery. Lister was born on 5 April 1827 in Upton in Essex. He was one of 7 children and his father was a wine merchant. The Lister family were Quakers. At the age of 11, Joseph Lister was sent to school in… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Joseph Lister
A Brief Biography of Charles Dickens
By Tim Lambert His Early Life Charles Dickens was born in a house in Mile End Terrace on the edge of Portsmouth on 7 February 1812. (It was given the name Mile End because it was about a mile from the gate in the wall around Portsmouth). At that time Portsmouth was dominated by the… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Charles Dickens
A Brief Biography of James Clerk Maxwell
By Tim Lambert His Early Life James Clerk Maxwell was one of the great scientists of the 19th century. James was born on 13 June 1831 at 14 India Street, Edinburgh. His father John Clerk Maxwell was a wealthy landowner. His mother was Frances Maxwell. James had a sister but she died in infancy. In… Continue reading A Brief Biography of James Clerk Maxwell
A Brief Biography of James Simpson
By Tim Lambert James Simpson was born on 7 June 1811 in the village of Bathgate in Linlithgowshire, Scotland. His parents were the village bakers and he was one of 7 children. However, his mother died when he was 9 years old. James Simpson attended the parish school then when he was 14 he went… Continue reading A Brief Biography of James Simpson
Famous Women in the 19th Century
By Tim Lambert There were many famous women in the 19th century. Women were writers and mathematicians. They were also rulers and explorers The following is a list of some of the great women of the 19th century. Mary Kies 1752-1837 Mary Kies was the first American woman to be granted a patent Jane Austen… Continue reading Famous Women in the 19th Century
A Brief History of Space Travel
By Tim Lambert The beginning of space exploration In the early 20th century Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) realized that only a rocket could provide propulsion in the near-vacuum of space. He also proposed that a rocket should be built in stages so it would dump each stage when its fuel was exhausted. In 1926 Robert H.… Continue reading A Brief History of Space Travel
A Brief History of the Moon
By Tim Lambert Observing the Moon The Moon has always been visible, of course, but the Ancient Greeks were the first people to begin to understand it. About 450 BC, an Ancient Greek called Anaxagoras realized that the Moon does not shine with its own light. Instead, its light is reflected from the Sun. Another… Continue reading A Brief History of the Moon