Neil Arnott

About

Scottish physician who wrote influential works on natural sciences.

Before Fame

After just a year of studying medicine in London, he joined the East India company and travelled to China.

Trivia

He designed the first waterbed, as well as a better way to ventilate cooking stoves, but he refused to patent either of them.

Family Life

When he was young, his family moved to Aberdeen, where he was home-schooled by his mother.

Associated With

He was one of the founders of the University of London, which counts another noted physician, Edward Jenner, among its alumni.