Škotski znanstvenici, prirodne ljepote, poslovice i uzrečice

Glen Coe

‘Of all the small nations of this

earth, perhaps only the ancient

Greeks surpass the Scots in

their contribution to mankind.’ 

Winston Churchill

Logaritmi Logarithms

John Napier je najbolje poznat kao izumitelj logaritama. Također, uveo je decimalnu točku u redovno korištenje u aritmetici i matematici.

John Napier is best known as the inventor of logarithms. He also made common the use of the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics.

John Napier (1550 – 1617)

Merchiston Tower Edinburgh

Rodno mjesto Johna Napiera, Merchiston Tower u Edinburghu,

je sada dio Sveučilišta

Edinburgh Napier.

John Napier's birthplace, Merchiston Tower in

Edinburgh, Scotland, is now part of the facilities of

Edinburgh Napier University.

Edinburgh

‘Mony a mickle maks a muckle!’ 

Saving a small amount soon builds up to a large amount.

Scottish proverb

TelefonTelephone

Alexander Graham Bell(1847 – 1922)

Alexander Graham Bell je bio ugledni znanstvenik, izumitelj, inženjer i inovator koji je zaslužan za izum prvog praktičnog telefona.

Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.

16 South Charlotte StreetEdinburgh

Alexander Bell je rođen u Edinburghu, 3. ožujka 1847. Obiteljska kuća je bila na 16 South Charlote Street i danas ima kamenu ploču obilježavajući tako rodno mjesto Alexandra Bella.

Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh, on March 3, 1847. The family home was at 16 South Charlotte Street, and has a stone inscription, marking it as Alexander Graham Bell's birthplace.

Loch Ness

‘Ciamar a tha thu?’ 

How are you?

[kiəmar a ha uː]

Scottish gaelic

Gas maskaGas mask

John Stenhouse(1809 – 1880)

John Stenhouse bio je škotski kemičar. 1854.

godine on je izumio jedan od prvih praktičnih

respiratora.

John Stenhouse was a Scottish chemist. In 1854, he invented

one of the first practical respirators.

Royal Society of ChemistryLondon

1841. godine John Stenhouse bio je suosnivač Chemical Society of London [kasnije: Royal Society of Chemistry].

In 1841 John Stenhouse was a co-founder of the Chemical Society of London [later: Royal Society of Chemistry].

Falkirk, Falkirk Wheel

Q: Why do bagpipers walk

when they play?

A: To get away from the noise.

PenicilinPenicillin

Sir Alexander Fleming, bio je škotski biolog,

farmakolog i botaničar. Njegovo najpoznatije

otkriće je antibiotik penicilin za koji je dobio

Nobelovu nagradu za fiziologiju i medicinu

1945. godine.

Sir Alexander Fleming, was a Scottish biologist,

pharmacologist and botanist. His best-known discovery is

the antibiotic substance penicillin for which he got the Nobel Prize in Physiology and

Medicine in 1945.

Sir Alexander Fleming(1881 – 1955)

"Kad sam se probudio u zoru 28. rujna 1928, ja sigurno

nisam planirao promijeniti cijelu medicinu otkrićem prvog

antibiotika ili ubojice bakterija," Fleming će kasnije

reći: "Ali, pretpostavljam da je upravo to ono što sam učinio. "

"When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn't

plan to revolutionize all medicine by discovering the world's first antibiotic, or bacteria killer," Fleming would later

say, "But I suppose that was exactly what I did."

DarvelAyrshire, Scotland

Highland cattle

When you hear someone from the

very north of Scotland speaking, I

think its nice, very musical and

harmonious.

Sean Connery

KaleidoskopKaleidoscope

Sir David Brewster je škotski fizičar, matematičar, astronom, izumitelj,

književnik i ravnatelj sveučilišta. Zapamćen

najviše po njegovim doprinosima na području

optike. Njegovi izumi uključuju kaleidoskop i

poboljšanu verziju stereoskopa.

Sir David Brewster was a Scottish physicist, mathematician,

astronomer, inventor, writer and university principal. Most noted for

his contributions to the field of optics. His inventions include the

kaleidoscope and an improved version of the stereoscope.

Sir David Brewster(1781 – 1868)

Kraljevska Škotska akademija umjetnosti nastala je 1821. godine kao “Društvo za poticanje korisnih umjetnosti u Škotskoj”, osnivač joj je Sir David Brewster.

The Royal Scottish Society of Arts was founded in 1821 as The Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts in Scotland by Sir David Brewster.

Royal Scottish AcademyEdinburgh

Glasgow

Whit’s fur ye’ll no go by ye!

What’s meant to happen will

happen.

Scottish proverb

AsfaltTarmac

John Loudon McAdam je škotski inženjer i cestograditelj. On je izumio novi proces, "makadamizaciju", za izgradnju cesta sa glatkom čvrstom površinom koja je bila izdržljivija i manje blatnjava od zemljanih cesta.

John Loudon McAdam was a Scottish engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, “macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks.

John Loudon McAdam(1756 – 1836)

John Loudon McAdam rođen je u gradu Ayr u Škotskoj. U istom gradu je 26. travnja 1315. održan prvi Škotski parlament predvođen Robertom Bruceom.

John Loudon McAdam was born in Ayr, Scotland.In the same city on April 26th, 1315th the first Scottish Parliament was held, led by Robert the Bruce.

AyrScotland

Eilean Donan Castle

‘Tha gaol agam ort’ 

I love you

[ha(:)ˈɡ̊Gɯːɫ̪J ˌaɡ̊Gəm ˈɔrMst]

Scottish gaelic

TelevizorTelevision

John Logie Baird je škotski znanstvenik, inženjer, inovator i izumitelj prve svjetske televizije, a prvi je i javno demonstrirao sustav televizije u boji.

John Logie Baird was a Scottish scientist, engineer, innovator and inventor of the world's first television and was first to publicly demonstrate color television system.

John Logie Baird(1888 – 1946)

2006., Logie Baird je imenovan kao jedan od 10

najvećih škotskih znanstvenika u povijesti,

nakon što je uvršten u “Kuću slavnih” Škotske

Nacionalne knjižnice.

In 2006., Logie Baird was named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history, having been included in the "Hall of Fame" at the National Library of Scotland.

Bairdovo eksperimentalno emitiranjeBaird experimental broadcast

Edinburgh Military Tattoo

‘Have you heard the rumor that the Grand Canyon was started by a Scotsman who lost a coin in a

ditch?’ 

Parni strojSteam engine

James Watt bio je škotski izumitelj i inženjer strojarstva. Njegove nadogradnje na Newcomenovom parnom stroju bile su od temeljne važnosti za promjene koje je donijela industrijska revolucija.

James Watt, was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. His improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution.James Watt

(1736 – 1819)

Watt je počeo razvijati proces 1779. i napravio je

mnoge eksperimente da formulira tintu, odabere

tanki papir, razvije metodu za vlaženje posebnog

tankog papira i napravi prešu pogodnu za

primjenu ispravnog pritiska kako bi ostvario

transfer.

Watt started to develop the process in 1779. and made many experiments to formulate the ink, select the thin paper, to devise a

method for wetting the special thin paper, and to make a press suitable for applying the correct

pressure to effect the transfer.

Fotokopirni strojCopy machine

St. Kilda

There are two seasons in

Scotland:

June and Winter.

Billy Connolly

TermodinamikaThermodynamics

ElektromagnetizamElectromagnetism

Fotografija u bojiColour photography

James Clerk Maxwell bio je škotski matematički fizičar.

Njegov najistaknutiji uspjeh bio da formulira skup

jednadžbi koje opisuju struju, magnetizam i optiku

kao manifestacije iste pojave, odnosno

elektromagnetskog polja.

James Watt, James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish mathematical

physicist. His most prominent achievement was to formulate a

set of equations that describe electricity, magnetism, and optics

as manifestations of the same phenomenon, namely the

electromagnetic field. James Clerk Maxwell(1831 – 1879)

Nakon dvije godine studiranja Maxwell je zaključio da Saturnovi prstenovi moraju biti sastavljeni od brojnih malih čestica. Maxwell je 1859. nagrađen sa £130 za njegov esej “O stabilnost Saturnovih prstenova".

After two years of studying Maxwell concluded that Saturn’s rings must be composed of numerous small particles. In1859. Maxwell was awarded £130 for his essay “On the stability of Saturn's rings”. Saturn

Saturn