Category Archives: Regency Science and Invention

Regency Science and Invention: Smallpox Vaccine

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British physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823) is credited with the invention of the first vaccine to be administered against a contagious disease. Pioneering the concept of Continue →

Regency Science and Invention: Matches

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        The first friction matchstick was invented in England by John Walker in 1827, after years of experimentation.  Walker was a chemist/druggist Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Anne Gunn

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Anne Gunn nee Young (1756-1813) was a Scottish music teacher and inventor of a set of board games, Musical Games, created to teach children musical Continue →