Geeks in History: Marie Curie
It’s a new year, so it’s time to jump back into the big pit of historical fun and pull out a very important name. This lady was...
Read MoreGeeks in History: Alexander Bain
It’s that time again! And speaking of time, why don’t we jump into our virtual WABAC machine and find a particular inventor...
Read MoreGeeks in History: Pythagoras
Hello, fellow geeklings! It’s time to hop back into our WABAC machine to see who today’s famous historical geek is....
Read MoreGeeks in History: John Baskerville
I know this name rings a number of bells with people. Could it be from the Sherlock Holmes tale, The Hound of the Baskervilles? What about...
Read MoreGeeks in History: Madame de Pompadour
What? Madame de Pompadour, a geek? And if any of you don’t know of her outside of Doctor Who or the hairstyle, then here’s some...
Read MoreGeeks in History – Gary Gygax
If you are a tabletop gaming geek and don’t know this name, then shame on you! Most anyone, when asked what they think of when they...
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Geeks in History: Louis Daguerre
Does the name ring a bell? Certainly photography geeks out there should know of the Daguerreotype, the first successful photographic...
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Geeks in History: L. L. Zamenhof
L.L. Zamenhof was a philologist and an ophthalmologist with a love for languages. Why is he important? Well, he invented Esperanto! Before...
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Geeks in History: Thomas Savery
When one mentions “Steampunk”, the typical imagery is that of Victorian style in dress and design with difficult looking...
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Geeks in History: Alan Turing
Given that the last column was about the lady who invented the first programing language, I felt it would be good to stick with the theme...
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