Famous Brits B2

Ada Lovelace

Considered the world's first computer programmer, a mathematician and writer known for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.

DNA

The molecule that carries the genetic instructions of organisms, discovered by Francis Crick and others.

X-ray diffraction

A technique used by Rosalind Franklin to study the structure of DNA fibers, leading to the discovery of its helical structure.

Nobel laureate

An individual awarded a Nobel Prize for significant contributions in various fields, such as Dorothy Hodgkin in chemist.

Higgs boson

A particle proposed by Peter Higgs, confirmed in 2012, that is essential to the standard model of particle physics.

World Wide Web

An information system invented by Tim Berners-Lee that allows documents to be connected via hyperlinks.

Steam locomotive

A train powered by steam, invented by George Stephenson, considered the 'Father of Railways'.

Jet engine

A propulsion system invented by Sir Frank Whittle, which surpassed traditional piston engines for aircraft.

Hovercraft

A vehicle invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell that can travel over land and water on a cushion of air.

Thames Tunnel

The first subaqueous tunnel constructed underneath a river, built by Marc Isambard Brunel, known as the 'Eighth wonder of the world.'

Isaac Newton

A mathematician and physicist who is widely recognized for his laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Charles Darwin

A naturalist known for his theory of evolution through natural selection, detailed in his work 'On the Origin of Species'.

James Clerk Maxwell

A physicist known for formulating the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.

Michael Faraday

A scientist who made significant contributions to electromagnetism and electrochemistry.

Stephen Hawking

A theoretical physicist famous for his work on black holes and cosmology, author of 'A Brief History of Time'.

Richard Feynman

A theoretical physicist known for his work in quantum mechanics and particle physics.

Jane Goodall

A primatologist noted for her study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and her advocacy for conservation.

Rosalind Franklin

A chemist whose work on X-ray diffraction was critical in the discovery of DNA's double helix structure.

Edward Jenner

A physician known as the pioneer of vaccination, specifically for developing the smallpox vaccine.

Lord Kelvin

A physicist and engineer known for his work on thermodynamics and the absolute temperature scale.