Broglie, Louis de. 1892-1987. Italian/French physicist. Wave/particle theory.

Bruno, Giordano. 1548-1600. Italian Copernican philosopher opposed to dogma. Burned as heretic.

Bull Moose. 1912-16. Liberal Republicans for Roosevelt in first US Progressive Party.

Bunuel, Luis. 1900-83. Spanish filmmaker. Controversial film of social injustice, Andalusian Dog 1928.

Bunyan, John. 1628-88. English Puritan author: Pilgrim’s Progress 1678.

Büsching, Anton. 1724-93. German scientific geographer. New System of Geography 1762.

Canonization. Official recognition of saints by bishop or 993- by Pope. Since 12C only by Pope.

Canopus, Decree. 238BC. Trilingual text. Key to hieroglyphics found 1866.

Cardano, Gerolamo. 1501-76. Italian physician. Described typhus fever.

Carlson, Chester. 1906-68. US. Invented xerography, 1940.

Carnap, Rudolph. 1891-1970. German/US Logical Positivist philosopher.

Carson, Rachel. 1907-64. US biologist: The Silent Spring 1962.

Casement, Roger. 1864-1916. Irish. Enlisted German aid for Irish Independence during WWI. Executed.

Cassini, César. 1714-84. Italian/French astronomer, cartographer of France.

Cavendish, Henry. 1731-1810. English chemist, physicist. Disc. hydrogen, 1766. Synthesis of water.

Cecrops. Mythological first king of Athens. Snake-man.

Cellini, Benvenuto. 1500-71. Florentine Mannerist sculptor, goldsmith. Saltcellar of Francis I 1543. Autobiography 1561.

Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.

Champollion, Jean. 1790-1832. French. Deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics. Rosetta Stone.

Charles, Jacques. French physicist, launched early hydrogen balloon 1783 with Robert. Gas Law V=kT 1798.

Charter to the Nobility. 1785. Rights and prerogatives of Russian nobility.

Chicherin, Georgi. 1872-1936. Russian diplomat. Won recognition for Communist government.

Chirico, Giorgio de. 1888-1978. Greek/It surrealist painter.

Christo, (Gabrovo Javacheff). 1935-. Bulgarian/US artist with wife Jeanne-Claude. Pont Neuf Packaged 1985. Reichstag 1995.

Cierva y Cordoniu, Juan de la. 1895-1936. Spanish autogyro inventor 1923. First vertical take-off 1934.

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