موسوعة العلمـاء و المخترعين .. العلمـاء بالترتيب حسب اسم الشهرة .. الحرف ٧_ف

Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors.. Scientists in order according to their nickname.. The letter 7_F

⏹ Forel Auguste Henri
Forel, August Henry

Swiss entomologist and psychologist
( 1848 - 1931 )
Forel worked as a professor of psychotherapy in Zurich, and he was famous for his research in the anatomy of the brain and nerves.
Forel was an argument in the psychological studies of the ant insect. Forel's studies dealt with hypnosis and sexual infertility.

⏹ Vogel, Hermann Carl
Hermann Carl Vogel

German astronomer and chemist (1841 - 1907)
Vogel studied in Leipzig, then worked as an assistant in one of the observatories, then rose to the position of director of the “Physical Observatory” in Potsdam • Vogel was famous for his discovery of spectroscopic binaries.
He worked as a teacher at the Gewerbe akademie in Berlin, then at the Technische Hochschule.
Vogel invented the orthochromatic color palette by adding certain dyes to the photographic emulsion.
He also designed a photometer (a device for measuring the intensity of light), conducted studies on spectral imaging, and wrote two books on imaging chemistry.

⏹ Fox Sir Vivien Ernst
Fuchs Sir Vivien Ernest

British geologist and explorer (1908-).
Fox received his education at Brighton Colleges and at St. John's in Cambridge • Fox participated in four expeditions to Greenland and East Africa between 1929-1938.
. He led an expedition to Antarctica, where he undertook a major geological program, and at the end of this two-year period, he was knighted in 1958 and awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society.

⏹ Fox, Leonhard Fucks ,

German botanist (1501-1566).
Fuchs was educated in Ingolstadt and then worked as a professor of medicine in Tibingen. He published a book on botany, which is considered a landmark in natural history due to its excellent illustrations. The name Fox is given to the beautiful fuchsia plants.

⏹ Fontonel, Bernard, why is this buffet?
Fontonell, Bernard Le Bovier de

French author (1657-1767).
Fontonelle is more famous as a writer than a scientist, and he worked to advance Descartes' case
In astronomy through his author: Entretiens sur la Pluralité de Mondes.
With his authorial and written scientific capabilities, Fontonel was able to obtain membership in the Academy of Sciences.
Fontonelle was distinguished by a wide cultural and scientific horizon, and he lived a busy life that spanned a hundred years.

⏹ Volta, Count Alessandro Graf
Volta Count Alessandro

Italian physicist (1745 - 1827)
Volta worked as a professor of natural philosophy in Pavia and developed the theory of electric current. He discovered the decomposition of water by electric current.
Volta invented an electric accumulator (battery or column) known by his name «Volta Accumulator, . Among his inventions was also a device for producing static electricity by induction called “Electrophorous” and a device for detecting electricity called “Electroscope”.
The name Lolna is given to the unit of electrical potential: the volt. • Received the Koepke Medal. He showed his discoveries to Napoleon.
Electrometer with capacitance used by Volta in trade with it.

⏹ Funk, Casimir

Polish-American biochemist (1884-)
Funk learned in Warsaw (Warsaw), Geneva, and Berne, then worked at the Pasteur Institute, and also worked in Berlin and London hospitals. He immigrated to America, where he held several jobs in the field of biochemistry.
Funk played a prominent role in the development of vitamins, as he was responsible for naming them. Funk wrote an author entitled: The History of the Discovery of Vitamins (L'Histoire de la Decouverte des Vitamins).