Thomas Huxley was an English biologist who can truly be said to be one of the key intellectual figures of the nineteenth century. He acquired the nickname ‘Darwin’s Bulldog’ because of his vociferous defence of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.
Adam Sedgwick was one of the most respected geologists in England in the nineteenth century. He identified the Devonian and Cambrian geological periods.
Richard Owen was a gifted biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Today he is best known for coining the word ‘dinosaur’ but his contribution to science deserves much wider recognition.
Although this is intended as a light-hearted guide to areas of science that might interest you, it serves to illustrate the inter-disciplinary nature of science.