Ten Scientists You Have Never Heard Of

Or maybe "Ten Scientists Of Whom You Have Never Heard"

For 2011 at the Cheltenham Science Festival The Flying Kandinskys vowed to bring to everyone's attention at least 10 people, forgotten men and particularly forgotten women, whose reputation is high among scientists, but who are not usually mentioned when the history of great ideas is discussed.

Had enough of Newton and Einstein? Bored with people telling you haw great Darwin was, and Hawking is? Well shame on you - because in fact most of what is said about these people is true!

However if you read scientific history closely you will find behind these well known figures there are those whose contribution has been epoch making, but whose names have been hidden under piles of dust.