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Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953)
Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953)
This plaque commemorating Maude Jane Delap was put up by the National Science & Engineering Plaques Committee.
Courtesy of the National Science & Engineering Plaques Committee
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George Johnstone Stoney (1826-1911)
George Johnstone Stoney (1826-1911)
George Johnstone Stoney, physicist, is remembered for his conception and calculation of the magnitude of the 'atom or particle of electricity'.
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George Francis Mitchell (1912-1997)
George Francis Mitchell (1912-1997)
George Francis Mitchell, botanist, geologist and geomorphologist was a distinguished student in Trinity College Dublin and was a lecturer there from 1934-79 and later as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Dublin between 1985 and 1987.
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Robert Stawell Ball FRS (1840-1913)
Robert Stawell Ball FRS (1840-1913)
Robert Stawell Ball, astronomer and mathematician, was born in Dublin in 1840.
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Robert Manning (1816-1897)
Robert Manning (1816-1897)
Robert Manning, civil and estate engineer, researched aspects of rainfall, river volumes and water runoff.
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Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744-1817)
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744-1817)
In 1813, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, educational writer and engineer, published 'An Essay on the Construction of Roads and Carriages'.
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Robert Mallet FRS (1810-81)
Robert Mallet FRS (1810-81)
Robert Mallet researched the properties and strengths of materials and attempted a scientific explanation of fracture in terms of the molecular structure of the metal.
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William Rowan Hamilton FRS (1805-1865)
William Rowan Hamilton FRS (1805-1865)
William Rowan Hamilton was Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin, Royal Astronomer of Ireland at Dunsink Observatory and President of the Royal Irish Academy
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Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke
Agnes Mary Clerke was a 19th century astronomer, born in Skibbereen, County Cork.
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W.H.S. Monck (1839-1915)
W.H.S. Monck (1839-1915)
This commemorative plaque for W.H.S. Monck was put up by the National Science & Engineering Plaques Committee.
Courtesy of the National Science & Engineering Plaques Committee