Famous Inventors Born in July

Jayant Narlikar

Date of Birth: July 19, 1938 

Profession: Astrophysicist

Notable Works: Discovering the Steady-state Model, and Hoyle–Narlikar Theory of Gravity.

Prestigious Honours and Awards: Smith’s Prize (1962); Padma Bhushan (1965); Adams Prize (1967); Kalinga Prize (1996); Padma Vibhushan (2004); Prix Jules Janssen (2004); Maharashtra Bhushan (2010); Sahitya Akademi Award (2014); Sivananda Eminent Citizen (2013).

Ernst Mayr

Date of Birth: July 5, 1904

Profession:  German biologist

Notable Works:  His work contributed to the conceptual revolution that led to the modern evolutionary synthesis of  Mendelian genetics, systematics, and Darwinian evolution, and to the development of the biological species concept.

Prestigious Honours and Awards: Leidy Award (1946); Darwin-Wallace Medal (Silver, 1958); Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1967); National Medal of Science (1969); Linnean Medal (1977); Balzan Prize (1983); Darwin Medal (1984); ForMemRS (1988); International Prize for Biology (1994); Crafoord Prize (1999).

Gregor Mendel

Date of Birth: July 20, 1822

Profession: German scientist

Notable Works: Mendel’s pea plant experiments conducted between 1856 and 1863 established many of the rules of heredity, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance. He is the Founder of the modern science of genetics.

Sylvester Graham

Date of Birth: July 5, 1794 

Profession: American dietary reformer

Notable Works: Graham is known for his emphasis on vegetarianism, the temperance movement, and eating whole-grain bread. His preaching inspired graham flour, graham bread, and graham cracker products. Graham is often referred to as the “Father of Vegetarianism” in the United States of America

Ferdinand von Zeppelin 

Date of Birth:  July 8, 1838

Profession:  German general; inventor

Notable Works: He is the inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name soon became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the 1930s. He founded the company, Luftschiffbau Zeppelin.

Prestigious Honours and Awards: Honorary doctorates from the Universities of  Leipzig,  Tübingen (1908) and Dresden; Honorary member of the Natural History Society of Württemberg, 1910.