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Saturday, April 5
Wednesday, May 23
Scientists who Were Killed by Their Own Experiments
These are the great people whose discoveries have changed
the world but they were unfortunate as they died or injured themselves while
performing their experiments. The advances they have made to science are
incredible and many of them opened the doors for some of man’s greatest
discoveries and inventions.
1. Sir David Brewster
Sir David was a Scottish scientist, and a writer. Optics and light polarization was the field of his interest. Optics is a a field requiring excellent vision. In 1831, Sir David performed a chemical experiment which almost blinded him. He remained affected with eye troubles until his death. Sir David Brewster is well known as the inventor of the kaleidoscope – a toy that has gives joy to millions of children over the years.
