I am currently reading about the invention of the microscope, and there’s mention of a scientist whose name I had never heard before – Leeuwenhoek. Went on Wikipedia, and darn it, it’s Leeuwenhoek! Also, remember Ilya Mechnikov? His first name in English is Elie, and his last name ends with off. Adding to the recent discoveries that Bouguereau is Bouguereau, and Coulomb is Coulomb.
Speaking of Mechnikov. He tried to end his life by suicide twice – the first time because of the death of his beloved wife, and the second time – when he married a 17-year-old student who fell sick with typhus, he remembered about those who died on the same day and injected himself with typhus too. He miraculously survived both times. Then he wrote a book called “Studies on Optimism.” Such an optimist! By the way, the book is about extending life.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 