Discovery and invention facts
Who found or invented it, and when. 650 facts.
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko to Klim Churyumov and Svetlana Gerasimenko, in 1969.
Source: Wikipedia: Churyumov–Gerasimenko (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q844672 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of 5 Astraea to Karl Ludwig Hencke, in 1845.
Source: Wikipedia: 5 Astraea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q105328 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Peter I Island to Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, in 1821.
Source: Wikipedia: Peter I Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q202780 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Euler's formula to Leonhard Euler, in 1748.
Source: Wikipedia: Euler's formula (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q184871 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of hovercraft to Christopher Cockerell, in 1955.
Source: Wikipedia: Hovercraft (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q185757 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of grapheme to Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, in 1912.
Source: Wikipedia: Grapheme (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2545446 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Venus of Willendorf to Josef Szombathy, in 1908.
Source: Wikipedia: Venus of Willendorf (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q131397 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Möbius strip to August Ferdinand Möbius and Johann Benedict Listing, in 1858.
Source: Wikipedia: Möbius strip (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q226843 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of hydroponics to Chi, Chün-tao, in 304.
Source: Wikipedia: Hydroponics (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q191667 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Hubble–Lemaître law to Edwin Hubble and Georges Lemaître, in 1927.
Source: Wikipedia: Hubble's law (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q179916 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Planet Nine to Konstantin Batygin and Michael E. Brown, in 2016.
Source: Wikipedia: Planet Nine (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q22133699 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Cat's Eye Nebula to William Herschel, in 1786.
Source: Wikipedia: Cat's Eye Nebula (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q15829 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of rings of Saturn to Christiaan Huygens, in 1656.
Source: Wikipedia: Rings of Saturn (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q194 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of jigsaw puzzle to John Spilsbury, in 1760.
Source: Wikipedia: Jigsaw puzzle (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q181008 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of electromagnet to William Sturgeon, in 1825.
Source: Wikipedia: Electromagnet (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q178032 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of kaleidoscope to David Brewster, in 1816.
Source: Wikipedia: Kaleidoscope (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q180049 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of 951 Gaspra to Grigory Neujmin, in 1916.
Source: Wikipedia: 951 Gaspra (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q158244 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Eagle Nebula to Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux, in 1745.
Source: Wikipedia: Eagle Nebula (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q11349 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Small Magellanic Cloud to Ferdinand Magellan, in 1521.
Source: Wikipedia: Small Magellanic Cloud (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q49984 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Macquarie Island to Frederick Hasselborough, in 1810.
Source: Wikipedia: Macquarie Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q46650 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of sunflower oil to Daniil Bokarev, in 1829.
Source: Wikipedia: Sunflower oil (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q94787 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 81 to Johann Elert Bode, in 1774.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 81 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q81102410 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Sombrero Galaxy to Pierre Méchain and William Herschel, in 1781.
Source: Wikipedia: Sombrero Galaxy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q91461627 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Lagoon Nebula to Giovan Battista Hodierna and Guillaume Le Gentil, in 1654.
Source: Wikipedia: Lagoon Nebula (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q11243 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Pinwheel Galaxy to Pierre Méchain, in 1781.
Source: Wikipedia: Pinwheel Galaxy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14371 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of 16 Psyche to Annibale de Gasparis, in 1852.
Source: Wikipedia: 16 Psyche (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q107517 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of 6 Hebe to Karl Ludwig Hencke, in 1847.
Source: Wikipedia: 6 Hebe (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q107509 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Yersinia pestis to Alexandre Yersin, in 1894.
Source: Wikipedia: Yersinia pestis (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q153875 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of 8 Flora to John Russell Hind, in 1847.
Source: Wikipedia: 8 Flora (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q107486 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of daguerreotype process to Louis Daguerre, in 1839.
Source: Wikipedia: Daguerreotype (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q179744 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Bayes' theorem to Thomas Bayes, in 1763.
Source: Wikipedia: Bayes' theorem (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q182505 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 87 to Charles Messier, in 1781.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 87 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14041 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Bear Island to Jacob van Heemskerck and Willem Barents, in 1596.
Source: Wikipedia: Bjørnøya (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q194364 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 2 to Giovanni Domenico Maraldi, in 1746.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 2 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q11099 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Black Eye Galaxy to Edward Pigott, in 1779.
Source: Wikipedia: Black Eye Galaxy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q13983 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 3 to Charles Messier, in 1764.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q78384126 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 82 to Johann Elert Bode, in 1774.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 82 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14026 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of 9 Metis to Andrew Graham, in 1848.
Source: Wikipedia: 9 Metis (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q107541 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Compton effect to Arthur Holly Compton, in 1922.
Source: Wikipedia: Compton Effect (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q171516 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Greek fire to Callinicus of Heliopolis, in 672.
Source: Wikipedia: Greek fire (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q179537 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 4 to Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux, in 1746.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 4 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q11212 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Whirlpool Galaxy to Charles Messier, in 1773.
Source: Wikipedia: Whirlpool Galaxy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q13957 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Trifid Nebula to Charles Messier, in 1764.
Source: Wikipedia: Trifid Nebula (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q11377 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of galvanic cell to Luigi Galvani, in 1786.
Source: Wikipedia: Galvanic cell (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q209440 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of standing wave to Michael Faraday, in 1831.
Source: Wikipedia: Standing wave (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q123300 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Centaurus A to James Dunlop, in 1826.
Source: Wikipedia: Centaurus A (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q487255 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 106 to Pierre Méchain, in 1781.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 106 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q4658 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Sunflower Galaxy to Pierre Méchain, in 1779.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 63 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q13981 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Ring Nebula to Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix and Charles Messier, in 1779.
Source: Wikipedia: Ring Nebula (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q13969 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of still camera to Nicéphore Niépce, in 1826.
Source: Wikipedia: Still camera (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q313600 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Haber-Bosch process to Carl Bosch and Fritz Haber, in 1909.
Source: Wikipedia: Haber process (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q213669 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of vulcanization to Charles Goodyear, in 1839.
Source: Wikipedia: Vulcanization (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q188631 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Sagittarius A* to Robert Hanbury Brown, in 1974.
Source: Wikipedia: Sagittarius A* (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q237284 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 5 to Gottfried Kirch and Maria Margaretha Kirch, in 1702.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 5 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q11217 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 15 to Giovanni Domenico Maraldi, in 1746.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 15 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q11332 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Messier 74 to Pierre Méchain, in 1780.
Source: Wikipedia: Messier 74 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q14013 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Chauvet Cave to Eliette Brunel Deschamps and Jean-Marie Chauvet, in 1994.
Source: Wikipedia: Chauvet Cave (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q374096 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of aerogel to Steven Kistler, in 1931.
Source: Wikipedia: Aerogel (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q381490 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of Great Red Spot to Robert Hooke, in 1831.
Source: Wikipedia: Great Red Spot (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q194256 (CC0)
Wikidata credits the discovery or invention of pectin to Henri Braconnot, in 1825.
Source: Wikipedia: Pectin (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q188154 (CC0)