Scientist Biographies

Being a brilliant scientist who helped build India’s space and missile programs and later became the President of India.

Helping create algebra and inspiring the word “algorithm.”

He was a brilliant scientist who helped us understand space, time, and light.

Discovering penicillin, the world’s first widely used antibiotic

Helping discover the idea of evolution by natural selection.

He came up with the idea of continental drift, which explained that continents move over time.

Being the first woman to serve as Chancellor of Germany and leading her country for many years.

Creating a simple system to classify stars that astronomers still use today

Helping create modern chemistry and discovering the role of oxygen in chemical reactions

Being one of the greatest thinkers in history and teaching people how to learn through careful thinking and observation.

A famous philosopher and doctor who helped people understand science and the ideas of ancient Greece

Discovering "jumping genes" and changing how scientists understand genetics

A famous American inventor, writer, and leader who helped shape the United States.

Creating a simple system to name and classify plants and animals

Helping people understand space and science through books, TV shows, and exciting ideas.

Discovering what stars are made of

He was a scientist who explained how living things change over time through a process called evolution.

He helped people understand that Earth changes slowly over a very long time.

Being a brilliant mathematician who helped NASA succeed and became the first African American supervisor at NACA, NASA’s predecessor.

Creating the first successful vaccine, which helped protect people from smallpox

Discovering that the universe is much bigger than we thought and that it is expanding.

Helping discover how atoms work and creating the first controlled nuclear reaction.

Discovering the structure of the atom and being known as the father of nuclear physics

He helped create quantum physics and is famous for the thought experiment called Schrödinger’s Cat.

Helping discover the double helix shape of DNA, which explains how life grows and works