Part of the Lancashire Lantern network, the Pioneers gives details of people who were famous local people in science, technology and innovation. These pioneers were either born in Lancashire or their endeavours made a significant contribution to the development of the County.
Sir Arthur Schuster(Click the image of Sir Arthur Schuster at any time to return to this page)
A pioneer in the use of X-Rays
The shooting of Elizabeth Ann Hartley
Portrait reproduced by kind permission of The Wellcome Trust Medical Photographic Library