DOB: 4th July 1790 Gwernvale, Crickhowel in Wales. Death: 1st December 1866, Hyde Park in London About George Everest George Everest received a military education from a young age. At the age of 16, he joined the East India Company. Everest became the assistant to Lieutenant-Colonel William Lambton on the Great Trigonometric Survey (a project …
What is neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is an umbrella term that has been around since the 1990s, first used by Judy Singer, a sociologist with autism. It’s a viewpoint that the brain works differently from those who are deemed normal (neurotypical). People who are neurodiverse experience, interact and interpret everything around them differently. 30%-40% of people in …
Who was Elisabeth Scott? Born before the turn of the 20th century, Elisabeth Scott was a British architect, known as the architect for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Scott paved the way for other female architects to follow in her footsteps. Early life Scott was born in Bournemouth, and she was one of ten children. Scott’s …
