In further celebration of the greatest holiday of the year I've compiled a terrifying collection of scientists graves. A lot of cool scientists were cremated but many have extravagant tombs which seal them safely 6-feet below us, hopefully preventing or at least delaying a mass zombie scientist attack. (See Zombie Stephen Hawking post for what to expect).Ludwig Boltzmann’s GraveBoltzmann's grave is probably my favorite and clearly shows how terrifying of a zombie he would be. If my body can't be rocketed into space after I die then I'd like a nice stone bust of me making a mean face. Not to mention a nice equation including my own mathematical constant.Karl Schwarzchild’s GraveKarl Schwarzchild currently rests peacefully under a ridged black planet. I'm guessing it was the closest thing to a Black Hole they could put on a grave stone.Charles Darwin’s GraveCharles Darwin was buried at Westminister Abbey along with great people like Newton. Note the lack of an elaborate stone Darwin reclining on The Origin of Species surrounded by monkeys below the word Evolution.Sir Isaac Newton’s GraveHere's Newton's grave, widely popularized by a Da Vinci Code riddle. Note the reclining statue of Newton resting on his famous books surrounded by winged boys below the Goddess of Astronomy.Rosalind Franklin’s GraveSince it's an equal rights zombie invasion female scientists like Rosalind Franklin should also be feared.Gauss’s GraveGauss has a great grave and I'd definitely like to calculate the flux through it. I wouldn't be surprised if there were mysterious magnetic fields emitting from below ground on Halloween night.Max Planck’s GraveMax Planck's grave is a solid concrete monolith, much like his work in quantum theory. How appropriate.Niels Bohr’s GraveDon't worry about Niels Bohr, he's sealed under an owl.Gregor Mendel’s GraveR.I.P. Gregor Mendel!Richard Feynman’s GraveRichard Feynman and his wife have a modest grave their thirst for brains will be anything but modest.

6 Responses to “Halloween Special: Graves of Famous Scientists”

  1. Eva Says:

    Boltzmann is totally wearing shoulder pads there! Those are NOT his real shoulders.

  2. Kaye Says:

    I found this quite by accident and so happy I did. This is fascinating. Thank you for a look at some of my favorite people's final resting place. Good commentary too.

  3. Roger Newton Says:

    I would like to use the picture of Boltzmann's gravestone in a book. Is the picture protected by copyright?

  4. Ivy Says:

    i can't believe that's rosalind franklind's grave.
    i can't even read what it says.

  5. Kayleigh Hayward Says:

    I think this is good site because i have found out where charles darwin was buiried and that is what i didn't knw before i looked at this site.

  6. cram Says:

    This is a well elaborated website, you took the time to get pictures of the final resting places of some of the greatest of this world, and you added to it a touch of "funny". Good job my freind

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