Scientist Biographies

Helping people understand the sky by improving the telescope and studying space.

Helping to start the science of paleontology and showing that some animals from the past became extinct.

He helped explain that the universe is expanding and began with the Big Bang.

He discovered the basic rules of heredity by studying how traits are passed from parents to children.

Inventing early wireless radio technology that allowed messages to travel through the air.

Discovering a rule about special stars that helped scientists measure distances in space and understand the size of the universe.

A brilliant doctor and thinker who wrote famous books about medicine and science.

Writing exciting science fiction stories and explaining science in a clear, friendly way.

Discovering the laws of motion and gravity that help explain how the world moves

Helping lead a famous science project that changed how people understand atoms and energy

He helped explain electricity, magnetism, and light, showing they are all connected.

Helping discover the double-helix shape of DNA

Studying chimpanzees and helping protect animals and nature

A famous German writer and thinker who wrote poems, plays, and stories loved around the world

Discovering the laws that explain how planets move around the Sun

Creating the first successful polio vaccine that helped protect millions of children.

Helping NASA send astronauts safely into space using her amazing math skills

He was a brilliant artist and inventor who loved learning about how the world works.

Helping explain nuclear fission and opening new doors in science

He was a scientist who studied nature and helped people understand glaciers, fish, and fossils.

Proving that germs cause disease and creating pasteurization to keep food safe

Discovering new elements and becoming the first person to win two Nobel Prizes

Discovering important fossils that helped people understand prehistoric marine reptiles and ancient sea life

Being the first Black female engineer at NASA and helping make space travel safer

Helping start quantum theory, which explains how very tiny things like atoms behave.