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Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)
Ernest Henry Shackleton, Antarctic explorer.
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Bindon Blood Stoney (1828-1909)
Bindon Blood Stoney (1828-1909)
Bindon Blood Stoney, civil engineer, was born at Oakley Park, County Offaly on 13 June 1828
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Charles Parsons (1854-1931)
Charles Parsons (1854-1931)
Charles Parsons was born in 1854 and was the youngest son of the third Earl of Rosse. His work revolutionised sea travel by enabling propeller blades to go at higher speeds.
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John Macneill (1793-1880)
John Macneill (1793-1880)
John Macneill was appointed engineer-in-chief to many projects in Ireland including plans for 800 miles of railway.
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Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937)
Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937)
Guglielmo Marconi's best-known work was in the area of wireless telegraphy.
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Charles Blacker Vignoles FRS (1793-1875)
Charles Blacker Vignoles FRS (1793-1875)
Charles Blacker Vignoles, civil engineer, was born on 31st May, 1793 at Woodbrook near Enniscorthy in Co.Wexford.
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Edward Conway (1894-1968)
Edward Conway (1894-1968)
Edward Conway became Professor of Biochemistry at University College Dublin in 1932.
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George Boole (1815-1864)
George Boole (1815-1864)
George Boole was the first Professor of Mathematics at Queen's College (now University College) Cork.
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George Berkeley (1685-1753)
George Berkeley (1685-1753)
George Berkeley was born in Kilkenny in 1685. He did important work in the areas of mathematics, physics, the psychology of perception and medicine.
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Ernest Walton (1903-1995)
Ernest Walton (1903-1995)
Ernest Walton is the only Irish person to have received a Nobel Prize for science.
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