Margaret Fairlie (1891-1963) was born on West Balmirmer Farm, Angus. She studied medicine at the University of St Andrews and University College Dundee, graduating in 1915. Dr Fairlie began working at Dundee Royal Infirmary and teaching in the…
Dr Agnes Blackadder was a Scottish medical doctor born on December 4th 1875 in Dundee. The daughter of Robert Blackadder, a Dundee based architect and engineer, she spent most of her childhood in Dundee, living in West Ferry and attending the High…
Adeline Herbert Campbell (1887-1965) attended the University of St Andrews in 1905 until 1912 when she graduated with a degree in medicine. She lived in University Hall, then an all-female residence, with her seven sisters.
Following the outbreak…
Sir Robert Watson-Watt was a Scottish engineer and the inventor of radar. His work led to the survival of the RAF during the Battle of Britain and to eventual German defeat.
Born in Brechin, Angus, in 1892, Watson-Watt studied for a degree in…
James Gregory was a Scottish astronomer, mathematician and Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews. Gregory's contribution to his field is astonishing. For Astronomy, he developed a telescope that uses the properties of…
David Brewster (11 December 1781 – 10 February 1868) was a British scientist and inventor. While he was in St Andrews, he contributed a lot to the field of photography. One of his most important achievements was the development of the “lenticular…
John Napier (1550 - 1617 ) was a Scottish mathematician, physicist and astronomer. At the age of 13, he began his studies at the Saint Salvator's college of the University of St Andrews. He contributed a lot to Mathematics, by developing the concept…
Józef Stanisław Kosacki (21 April 1909–26 April 1990) was a Polish professor, engineer, and inventor, and he served in the Polish Army as an officer during WW2. He is most famous for inventing his mine detector. While he was staying in St Andrews, at…
Thomas Rodger (18 April 1832 – 6 January 1883) was a Scottish photographer. Rodger was one of the early photographers that developed the calotype method in his work. His house was used as a professional photography studio by him and it was where he…
