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Birth
William Whewell was born into a skilled trades family in Lancaster, Lancashire, England; however, his father wanted him to join him which was diverted after William's success in his early schooling. -
International Ocean Tide Study - Citizen Science Project
William Whewell organized a large group of individuals around the world to study ocean tides. The project did not achieve the success Whewell sought; however, he accomplished building strong community of thousands in his endeavor.
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Neologisms (Wordsmithing)
William Whewell was a developer of creating new words to describe new idea or subject. He is most notable for the label of scientist. He was also highly influential in Michael Faraday's naming for the cathode, anion, ion, and electrode. Whewell contributed to many other words in varying fields. -
History of Inductive Sciences
William Whewell's work on the History of Inductive Science was built from the history and evolution of science from its earliest beginnings to his lifetime. The work laid a foundation for his following book where he presented his philosophy of science argument. -
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, Founded upon Their History
This work of William Whewell set out to develop a theory on how humans developed knowledge throughout history. His thought process was similar to Francis Bacon where he explored and assessed ideas and brought together the facts to result in a philosophy of science. He detailed how knowledge could be unified between different learning paths which he coined as consilience. -
Elements of Morality
William Whewell's other side of philosophy involved the morals of humanity which can influence the philosophy of science. In this work, Whewell focused on the rights of humanity and their virtues which included personal security, family rights, government, justice, truth, and order among others. -
Death
William Whewell died in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England following an accident on one of his typical horse rides.