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Innovators
Great minds changed the world as never before throughout the 1800s. In the fields of science and philosophy new ideas changed the way the world thought, and great inventors changed how life itself would be lived.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, The Great British Engineer of the 19th Century
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a flamboyant and brilliant British engineer who has often been credited for helping to create the modern world. Brunel’s achievements included bridges, tunnels, railroads and steamships, and it’s impossible to tell the story of transportation in the 19th century without including his contributions.
Charles Darwin and His Voyage Aboard the H.M.S. Beagle
When the British Admiralty sent the ship H.M.S. Beagle around the world in the early 1800s the research vessel carried a gentleman passenger whose observations would help lead to his writings about the theory of evolution. Charles Darwin, who would spend nearly five years on the voyage, would have his thinking influenced by his observations in...
Charles Darwin - His Origin of the Species Established the Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin was undoubtedly one of the most influential people of the 19th century, and his influence on science and society itself is profound. And while his work can still create controversy today, Darwin himself led a quiet and studious life.
Florence Nightingale, The Lady With the Lamp
The British nurse Florence Nightingale gained fame while serving in the Crimea, where she became known as "The Lady With the Lamp." She reformed the nursing profession, and campaigned for sanitary practices that saved many lives.