Bob Jamieson dot Net » Humour http://bobjamieson.net Ramblings about Rocks and Other Nonsense Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:10:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Gems from Glasgow University Heroes (previously posted by me on twitter) http://bobjamieson.net/2009/05/16/gems-from-glasgow-university-heroes-previously-posted-by-me-on-twitter/ http://bobjamieson.net/2009/05/16/gems-from-glasgow-university-heroes-previously-posted-by-me-on-twitter/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 22:36:31 +0000 Bob http://bobjamieson.net/?p=64

Gems from Glasgow Uni Heroes part 1: “Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.” – Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
Gems from Glasgow Uni Heroes part 2: “There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now.” – Lord Kelvin, 1900

Gems from Glasgow Uni Heroes part 3: James Watt patenting other people’s ideas.

Gems from Glasgow Uni Heroes part 4: John Logie Baird’s finest invention: pneumatic shoes.

Gems from Glasgow Uni Heroes part 5: William Ramsay’s Gold Extraction from sea water endeavour.

Gems from Glasgow Uni Heroes part 6: Joseph Lister’s honeymoon: 3 months visiting hospitals in France and Germany o_0

Gems from Glasgow Uni Heroes Part 7: John Hunter nicking the skeleton of a 7′7″ Irish Giant by bribing a member of the funeral party (£500).

Gems from Glasgow Uni Heroes Part 8: John Logie Baird shorting out Glasgow’s electricity supply while trying to make diamonds.

Anyone got any more?

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