Frederick Edwards CBE (1889-1966)
Academic and industrialist and pioneer of high vacuum technology. The company he founded, Edwards Vacuum,…
Robert Hooke (1635-1703)
In 1660 Hooke discovered the law of elasticity which bears his name in the course…
Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898)
Engineer and inventor of the “Bessemer Process” for mass produced high quality steel, transforming industry…