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Famous Scientists Fabric

Robert Kaufman Science Fair 2 Scientists on Yellow

Science Fair is the latest collection of science fabric from Robert Kaufman. Look at all of the scientists on this pattern!

Fabric Name- Science Fair SRK-18000-5 YELLOW (I call it Famous Scientists.)

Material- 100% cotton fabric

Background color- Yellow

Theme- Science

Description: 19 scientists are featured on this black and yellow fabric. Each scientist is accompanied by the year they were born, and an icon representing some of their most important work. If you’d like to know a little bit more about each of the scientists on this fabric, read on.

edison

Thomas Edison 1847 Lightbulb- He is known for electric power generation, and the invention of the light bulb.

newton

Isaac Newton 1643 Telescope- built the first reflecting telescope, discovered the laws of motion and laws of gravity.

feynman

Richard Feynman 1918- shown with the Feynman diagram in quantum electrodynamics. He was a theoretical physicist.

curie

Marie Curie 1867 Radioactive Symbol- A physicist and chemist who researched radioactivity.

bell

Alexander Graham Bell 1847 Telephone- built the first telephone.

franklin

Rosalind Franklin 1920 DNA- chemist who researched the molecular structure of DNA.

darwin

Charles Darwin 1809 Lizard- biologist who studied evolution, developed the theory of natural selection.

maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell 1831- developed the theory of electromagnetic radiation.

bohr

Niels Bohr 1885 Atomic rings- studied atomic structure and quantum theory.

einstein

Albert Einstein 1879 Space Time- theoretical physicist who developed the special theory of relativity.

lovelace

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace 1815 Analytical Engine- first to recognize the potential of a computing machine and the first computer programmer (developed the first algorithm).

tesla

Nikola Tesla 1856 Electrical Tower- inventor and engineer who designed an alternating current electricity supply system.

bardeen

John Bardeen 1908 Transistor- invented the transistor, developed the theory of superconductivity.

faraday

Michael Faraday 1791 Electrolysis- studied electromagnetism and electrochemistry.

hopper

Grace Hopper 1906 Computer- developed a computer programming language based on English words, which led to COBOL.

pauling

Linus Pauling 1901 Molecular Structure- founder of quantum chemistry and molecular biology.

mandelbrot

Benoit Mandelbrot 1924 Mandelbrot Set-mathematician who studied fractal geometry.

mendel

Gregor Mendel 1822 Pea- founder of genetics. His pea experiments established the rules of heredity, known as the Laws of Mendelian Inheritance.

turing

Alan Turing 1912 Enigma Machine- the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.

Thanks for taking the time to read about all of these great scientists! I hoped you learned something new!

Science is fun!!