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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Edgar Adrian
Scientist
30-Nov-1889 4-Aug-1977 Electricity within nerve cells
Cornelius Agrippa
Magician
14-Sep-1486 18-Feb-1535 Three Books of Occult Philosophy
Ernst F. W. Alexanderson
Inventor
25-Jan-1878 14-May-1975 Developed radio and television at GE and RCA
Zhores I. Alferov
Scientist
15-Mar-1930   Developed solar cells for the Sputnik program
Alois Alzheimer
Doctor
14-Jun-1864 19-Dec-1915 Alzheimer's Disease
Werner Arber
Scientist
3-Jun-1929   Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Aristotle
Philosopher
384 BC 322 BC Politics
Richard Axel
Scientist
2-Jul-1946   Odorant receptors and olfactory organization
Joseph Babinski
Doctor
17-Nov-1857 29-Oct-1932 The Babinski sign
Leo Baekeland
Scientist
14-Nov-1863 23-Feb-1944 Father of plastics
Bruce Bagemihl
Scientist
?   Biological Exuberance
Frederick G. Banting
Scientist
14-Nov-1891 21-Feb-1941 Discovered insulin
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Scientist
30-Jul-1947   Co-Discoverer of HIV
Bill Bass
Scientist
30-Aug-1928   Human decomposition
George Beadle
Scientist
22-Oct-1903 9-Jun-1989 One gene, one enzyme theory
William Beebe
Scientist
29-Jul-1877 4-Jun-1962 Ocean explorer
Georg von Békésy
Scientist
3-Jun-1899 13-Jun-1972 Mechanism of cochlear stimulation
Baruj Benacerraf
Scientist
29-Oct-1920 2-Aug-2011 Gene control of HLA antigens
Hans Berger
Physicist
21-May-1873 1-Jun-1941 Electroencephalogram
Sune K. Bergström
Scientist
10-Jan-1916 15-Aug-2004 Prostaglandins
Clarence Birdseye
Scientist
9-Dec-1886 7-Oct-1956 Frozen and dried food, wrapped in cellophane
J. Michael Bishop
Scientist
22-Feb-1936   Genetic causes of cancer
James W. Black
Scientist
14-Jun-1924 22-Mar-2010 Propranolol and cimetidine
Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Scientist
26-Nov-1948   Co-Discoverer of telomerase
Susan Blackmore
Author
29-Jul-1951   The Meme Machine
Günter Blobel
Scientist
21-May-1936   Protein signaling in cells
Konrad Bloch
Scientist
21-Jan-1912 15-Oct-2000 Cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism
Baruch S. Blumberg
Scientist
28-Jul-1925 5-Apr-2011 Hepatitis B vaccine
Jules Bordet
Scientist
13-Jun-1870 6-Apr-1961 Researched antibodies and antigens
Norman Borlaug
Scientist
25-Mar-1914 12-Sep-2009 Engineered disease-resistant wheat
Daniel Bovet
Scientist
23-Mar-1907 8-Apr-1992 Anti-histamines, muscle relaxants, sulfanilamide
Sydney Brenner
Scientist
13-Jan-1927   Genetic regulation of organ development
Fred Brooks
Computer Programmer
19-Apr-1931   Father of the IBM System 360
Rodney Brooks
Scientist
30-Dec-1954   Robotics and artificial intelligence researcher
Giordano Bruno
Scientist
1548 17-Feb-1600 Heretic cosmologist
Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Scientist
3-Sep-1899 31-Aug-1985 Acquired immunological tolerance
Vannevar Bush
Scientist
11-Mar-1890 30-Jun-1974 Pre-internet visionary
Guy Stewart Callendar
Scientist
9-Feb-1898 3-Oct-1964 Callendar Effect
Walter Bradford Cannon
Scientist
19-Oct-1871 1-Oct-1945 Fight or flight response
Mario Capecchi
Scientist
6-Oct-1937   Knock-out mice
Arvid Carlsson
Scientist
25-Jan-1923   Signal transduction in the nervous system
Rachel Carson
Scientist
27-May-1907 14-Apr-1964 Mother of the environmental movement
Vint Cerf
Scientist
23-Jun-1943   Co-Designed Internet's TCP-IP protocol
Ana María Cetto
Scientist
1946   Mexican physicist
Ernst B. Chain
Scientist
19-Jun-1906 12-Aug-1979 Isolated penicillin
Ananda M. Chakrabarty
Scientist
4-Apr-1938   Oil-eating bacteria
Martin Chalfie
Scientist
1947   Green Fluorescent Protein
Jule Charney
Scientist
1-Jan-1917 16-Jun-1981 Quasi-gesotrophic theory
Walter Christaller
Scientist
21-Apr-1893 9-Mar-1969 Central Place Theory
Leon Chua
Scientist
28-Jun-1936   Hypothesized the memristor
Aaron Ciechanover
Scientist
1-Oct-1947   Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation
A. J. Clark
Scientist
19-Aug-1885 30-Jul-1941 Drug responses
Albert Claude
Scientist
23-Aug-1899 22-May-1983 Microstructure of the cell
Stanley Cohen
Scientist
17-Nov-1922   Nerve and skin cell growth factors
Francis Collins
Scientist
14-Apr-1950   Human Genome Project
Carl Cori
Scientist
5-Dec-1896 20-Oct-1984 Catalytic conversion of glycogen
Gerty Cori
Scientist
15-Aug-1896 26-Oct-1957 Catalytic conversion of glycogen
Alan Cottrell
Scientist
17-Jul-1919 15-Feb-2012 Metallurgist at Cambridge
André F. Cournand
Scientist
24-Sep-1895 19-Feb-1988 Cardiac catheterization
Francis Crick
Scientist
8-Jun-1916 28-Jul-2004 Co-Discoverer of the structure of DNA
Heidi Cullen
TV Personality
c. 1971   The Climate Code
Jan Czochralski
Scientist
23-Oct-1885 22-Apr-1953 Czochralski Process
Leonardo Da Vinci
Artist
15-Apr-1452 2-May-1519 Mona Lisa, The Last Supper
Henry Dale
Scientist
9-Jun-1875 23-Jul-1968 Acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter
Henrik Dam
Scientist
21-Feb-1895 Apr-1976 Discovered Vitamin K
Jean Dausset
Scientist
19-Oct-1916 6-Jun-2009 Recognition of HLA antigens
Raymond Davis, Jr.
Scientist
14-Oct-1914 31-May-2006 Detected solar neutrinos
Max Delbrück
Scientist
4-Sep-1906 10-Mar-1981 Molecular structure of viral genes (phages)
Dorothy Denning
Scientist
12-Aug-1945   Professor, interest in encryption
Jared Diamond
Scientist
10-Sep-1937   Collapse of societies
Whitfield Diffie
Scientist
5-Jun-1944   Invented public key cryptography
Kenelm Digby
Scientist
11-Jul-1603 11-Jun-1665 Founding member of the Royal Society
Jeremiah Dixon
Astronomer
7-Aug-1733 22-Jan-1777 Mason-Dixon Line
T. G. Dobzhansky
Scientist
25-Jan-1900 18-Dec-1975 Genetics and the Origin of Species
Alphonse Dochez
Doctor
21-Apr-1882 30-Jun-1964 Scarlet fever, pneumonia, common cold
E. C. Dodds
Scientist
13-Oct-1899 16-Dec-1973 Diethylstilbestrol
Peter C. Doherty
Scientist
15-Oct-1940   T-cells and antigens
Edward A. Doisy
Scientist
3-Nov-1893 23-Oct-1986 Chemical structure of Vitamin K
Gerhard Domagk
Scientist
30-Oct-1895 24-Apr-1964 Sulfa drugs for strep, stapf infections
K. Eric Drexler
Scientist
25-Apr-1955   Nanotechnology primer Engines of Creation
Renato Dulbecco
Scientist
22-Feb-1914 20-Feb-2012 Tumor viruses and host genetics
Christian de Duve
Scientist
2-Oct-1917   Microstructure of the cell
John Eccles
Scientist
27-Jan-1903 2-May-1997 Membrane potential of nerves
Gerald M. Edelman
Scientist
1-Jul-1929   Chemical structure of antibodies
Robert G. Edwards
Scientist
27-Sep-1925   In vitro fertilization
Paul Ehrlich
Doctor
14-Mar-1854 20-Aug-1915 Father of chemotherapy
Paul R. Ehrlich
Scientist
29-May-1932   The Population Bomb
Christiaan Eijkman
Scientist
11-Aug-1858 5-Nov-1930 Research led to discovery of vitamins
Willem Einthoven
Scientist
21-May-1860 28-Sep-1927 Invented the electrocardiograph
Gertrude B. Elion
Scientist
23-Jan-1918 21-Feb-1999 Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, AIDS
Charles Elton
Scientist
29-Mar-1900 1-May-1991 Animal Ecology
John F. Enders
Scientist
10-Feb-1897 8-Sep-1985 Cultured the polio virus
Joseph Erlanger
Scientist
5-Jan-1874 5-Dec-1965 Nerve conduction
James Pollard Espy
Scientist
9-May-1785 24-Jan-1860 The Philosophy of Storms
Ulf von Euler
Scientist
7-Feb-1905 9-Mar-1983 Neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and prostaglandins
Bartolomeo Eustachi
Scientist
c. 1500 27-Aug-1574 Anatomist
Martin Evans
Scientist
1-Jan-1941   Embryonic stem cells
Max Faget
Scientist
26-Aug-1921 9-Oct-2004 Designer of NASA spacecraft
Oliver La Farge
Author
19-Dec-1901 2-Aug-1963 Laughing Boy
Johannes Fibiger
Scientist
23-Apr-1867 30-Jan-1928 Caused cancer in lab rats
Andrew Z. Fire
Scientist
27-Apr-1959   RNA interference
Edmond H. Fischer
Scientist
6-Apr-1920   Protein phosphorylation
Alexander Fleming
Scientist
6-Aug-1881 11-Mar-1955 Discovered penicillin
Howard Florey
Scientist
24-Sep-1898 21-Feb-1968 Isolated penicillin
Robert Fludd
Scientist
1574 8-Sep-1637 Cosmologist and hermetic philosopher
Charles Fort
Scientist
6-Aug-1874 3-May-1932 Prophet of the Unexplained
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Mathematician
21-Mar-1768 16-May-1830 Fourier series
Benjamin Franklin
Diplomat
17-Jan-1706 17-Apr-1790 American founding father
T. R. Fraser
Scientist
5-Feb-1841 4-Jan-1920 Made poison and venom into medicine
Elizebeth Friedman
Scientist
26-Aug-1892 31-Oct-1980 America's first female cryptanalyst
William Friedman
Scientist
24-Sep-1891 12-Nov-1969 Cryptography pioneer
Robert F. Furchgott
Scientist
4-Jun-1916 19-May-2009 Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
John H. Gaddum
Scientist
31-Mar-1900 30-Jun-1965 Drug antagonism
D. Carleton Gajdusek
Scientist
9-Sep-1923 12-Dec-2008 Kuru (slow virus infections)
Herbert S. Gasser
Scientist
5-Jul-1888 11-May-1963 Nerve conduction
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Mathematician
30-Apr-1777 23-Feb-1855 Perhaps the greatest German mathematician
Michael Gershon
Scientist
c. 1936   Gut neurobiology
Alfred G. Gilman
Scientist
1-Jul-1941   G-protein cell signal transmission
Robert Goddard
Scientist
5-Oct-1882 10-Aug-1945 Father of modern rocketry
Thomas Gold
Scientist
22-May-1920 22-Jun-2004 Certain that oil is not a fossil fuel
Joseph L. Goldstein
Scientist
18-Apr-1940   Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism
Camillo Golgi
Scientist
7-Jul-1843 21-Jan-1926 Structure of the nervous system
Ragnar Granit
Scientist
30-Oct-1900 31-Mar-1990 Physiology of the retina
Brian Greene
Author
9-Feb-1963   The Elegant Universe
Susan Greenfield
Scientist
1-Oct-1950   Brain Story
Paul Greengard
Scientist
11-Dec-1925   Signal transduction in the nervous system
Carol W. Greider
Scientist
15-Apr-1961   Co-Discoverer of telomerase
Virgil Griffith
Computer Programmer
6-Mar-1983   Author of WikiScanner
Amiram Grinvald
Scientist
c. 1949   High-resolution optical imaging
Roger Guillemin
Scientist
11-Jan-1924   Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)
Stephen Hales
Scientist
7-Sep-1677 4-Jan-1761 Statical Essays
James E. Hansen
Scientist
29-Mar-1941   Greenhouse effect and global warming
Haldan K. Hartline
Scientist
22-Dec-1903 17-Mar-1983 Physiology of the retina
Leland H. Hartwell
Scientist
30-Oct-1939   Regulators of cell cycle
Steven Hatfill
Scientist
24-Oct-1953   US biowarfare researcher
Harald zur Hausen
Scientist
11-Mar-1936   Papilloma virus
Norman G. Heatley
Scientist
10-Jan-1911 5-Jan-2004 Isolated penicillin
Oliver Heaviside
Engineer
18-May-1850 3-Feb-1925 Kennelly-Heaviside layer
Philip S. Hench
Scientist
28-Feb-1896 30-Mar-1965 Adrenocortical hormones
Alfred D. Hershey
Scientist
4-Dec-1908 22-May-1997 Molecular structure of viral genes
Avram Hershko
Scientist
31-Dec-1937   Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation
Walter Hess
Scientist
17-Mar-1881 12-Aug-1973 Brain mapping, neurophysiological methods
Corneille Heymans
Scientist
28-Mar-1892 18-Jul-1968 Aortic and carotid chemoreceptors
Archibald V. Hill
Scientist
26-Sep-1886 3-Jun-1977 Studied muscles and nerves
Peter B. Hirsch
Scientist
16-Jan-1925   Electron microscopy in metallurgy
George H. Hitchings
Scientist
18-Apr-1905 27-Feb-1998 Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, arthritis
Alan L. Hodgkin
Scientist
5-Feb-1914 20-Dec-1998 Electrical impulses in nerves
Robert W. Holley
Scientist
28-Jan-1922 11-Feb-1993 RNA's role in protein synthesis
Robert Hooke
Scientist
18-Jul-1635 3-Mar-1703 Law of Elasticity, microscopist
Frederick Hopkins
Scientist
20-Jun-1861 16-May-1947 Discovered vitamins
H. Robert Horvitz
Scientist
8-May-1947   Genetic regulation of organ development
Bernardo Houssay
Scientist
10-Apr-1887 21-Sep-1971 Pituitary hormones in sugar metabolism
Tsien Hsue-shen
Scientist
11-Dec-1911 31-Oct-2009 Founder of Chinese space program
David H. Hubel
Scientist
27-Feb-1926   Neurophysiology of vision
Charles B. Huggins
Scientist
22-Sep-1901 12-Jan-1997 Hormonal treatment of prostate and breast cancers
Tim Hunt
Scientist
19-Feb-1943   Regulators of cell cycle
Andrew F. Huxley
Scientist
22-Nov-1917 30-May-2012 Electrical impulses in nerves
Thomas Henry Huxley
Scientist
24-May-1825 29-Jun-1895 Debated Wilberforce over evolution
Jamie Hyneman
TV Personality
25-Sep-1956   Mustachioed host of MythBusters
Louis J. Ignarro
Scientist
31-May-1941   Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Bruce Ivins
Biologist
22-Apr-1946 29-Jul-2008 Anthrax researcher and suspect
Henry B. Jackson
Military
21-Jan-1855 14-Dec-1929 Radio telegraphy
J. Hughlings Jackson
Doctor
4-Apr-1835 7-Oct-1911 Father of British neurology
François Jacob
Scientist
17-Jun-1920   Operon theory of genetic control
Niels K. Jerne
Scientist
23-Dec-1911 7-Oct-1994 Immune theory (anti-antibody)
Miriam E. John
Scientist
c. 1948   VP at Sandia, 1999-2006
Joseph M. Juran
Scientist
24-Dec-1904 28-Feb-2008 The Pareto Principle
Robert E. Kahn
Scientist
23-Dec-1938   Co-Inventor, Internet's TCP-IP protocol
A. P. J. Kalam
Scientist
15-Oct-1931   11th President of India 2002-07
Eric R. Kandel
Scientist
7-Nov-1929   Signal transduction in the nervous system
Charles K. Kao
Scientist
4-Nov-1933   Fiber optics
Bernard Katz
Scientist
26-Mar-1911 20-Apr-2003 Neurotransmitters and the pineal gland
Edward C. Kendall
Scientist
8-Sep-1886 4-May-1972 Adrenocortical hormones
Warwick Kerr
Scientist
9-Sep-1922   Introduced african bees to South America
Ancel Keys
Scientist
26-Jan-1904 20-Nov-2004 Nutritionist, created the K ration
H. Gobind Khorana
Scientist
9-Jan-1922 9-Nov-2011 RNA's role in protein synthesis
Alfred Kinsey
Scientist
23-Jun-1894 25-Aug-1956 Researched human sexual behavior
Athanasius Kircher
Scientist
2-May-1601 28-Nov-1680 Master of a Hundred Arts
Billy Klüver
Scientist
13-Nov-1927 11-Jan-2004 The Mr. Fix-It of kinetic art
Georges J.F. Köhler
Scientist
17-Apr-1946 1-Mar-1995 Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies)
Willem Johan Kolff
Scientist
14-Feb-1911 11-Feb-2009 Artificial kidney, artificial heart
Arthur Kornberg
Scientist
3-Mar-1918 26-Oct-2007 Synthesized DNA
Roger D. Kornberg
Scientist
24-Apr-1947   Molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription
Albrecht Kossel
Scientist
16-Sep-1853 5-Jul-1927 Chemistry of tissues and cells
Edwin G. Krebs
Scientist
6-Jun-1918 21-Dec-2009 Protein phosphorylation
Hans Krebs
Scientist
25-Apr-1900 22-Nov-1981 Tricarboxylic acid cycle
August Krogh
Scientist
15-Nov-1874 13-Sep-1949 Discovered how capillaries regulate oxygen
Karl Landsteiner
Scientist
14-Jun-1868 26-Jun-1943 Discovered blood typing
Jaron Lanier
Scientist
3-May-1960   Coined the term "virtual reality"
Paul C. Lauterbur
Scientist
6-May-1929 27-Mar-2007 Magnetic resonance imaging
Alphonse Laveran
Doctor
18-Jun-1845 18-May-1922 Found the parasite that causes malaria
Henry C. Lee
Scientist
22-Nov-1938   Prominent criminologist
Wen Ho Lee
Victim
21-Dec-1939   Allegedly spied for China
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Scientist
24-Oct-1632 26-Aug-1723 Master of the Microscope
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Scientist
22-Apr-1909   Nerve and skin cell growth factors
Edward B. Lewis
Scientist
20-May-1918 21-Jul-2004 Drosophila researcher, Nobel laureate
John C. Lilly
Scientist
6-Jan-1915 30-Sep-2001 Human-dolphin communication
Fritz Lipmann
Scientist
12-Jun-1899 24-Jul-1986 Carbohydrate oxidation
Otto Loewi
Scientist
3-Jun-1873 25-Dec-1961 Acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter
Edward Lorenz
Scientist
23-May-1917 16-Apr-2008 Chaos theory
James Lovelock
Scientist
26-Jul-1919   The Gaia Theory
Auguste Lumière
Inventor
19-Oct-1862 10-Apr-1954 Co-Inventor of motion pictures
André Lwoff
Scientist
8-May-1902 30-Sep-1994 Operon theory of genetic control
Feodor Lynen
Scientist
6-Apr-1911 6-Aug-1979 Cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism
Trofim Lysenko
Scientist
29-Sep-1898 20-Nov-1976 Dazzled Stalin with false genetic theory
John Macleod
Scientist
6-Sep-1876 16-Mar-1935 Helped discover insulin
William J. Madia
Scientist
c. 1948   Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Peter Mansfield
Scientist
9-Oct-1933   Magnetic resonance imaging
Guglielmo Marconi
Scientist
25-Apr-1874 20-Jul-1937 Inventor of radio
Edme Mariotte
Scientist
c. 1620 12-May-1684 Discovered eye's blind spot
Barry J. Marshall
Doctor
30-Sep-1951   H. pylori bacteria causes ulcers
Charles Mason
Astronomer
Apr-1728 25-Oct-1786 Mason-Dixon Line
William Masters
Scientist
27-Dec-1915 16-Feb-2001 Human Sexual Response
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Military
14-Jan-1806 1-Feb-1873 Father of modern oceanography
James J. McCarthy
Scientist
?   President of AAAS
Barbara McClintock
Scientist
16-Jun-1902 2-Sep-1992 Discovered transposable genes
Victor A. McKusick
Scientist
21-Oct-1921 22-Jul-2008 Father of medical genetics
Ilya Mechnikov
Scientist
16-May-1845 16-Jul-1916 Researched the immune system
Edward Mellanby
Doctor
8-Apr-1884 30-Jan-1955 Rickets
Craig C. Mello
Scientist
19-Oct-1960   RNA interference
Gregor Mendel
Scientist
22-Jul-1822 6-Jan-1884 Discovered the laws of inheritance
Ralph Merkle
Scientist
2-Feb-1952   Public key cryptographer
Otto Meyerhof
Scientist
12-Apr-1884 6-Oct-1951 Glycogen-lactic acid cycle
César Milstein
Scientist
8-Oct-1927 24-Mar-2002 Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies)
Oskar Minkowski
Doctor
13-Jan-1858 18-Jul-1931 Linked pancreas to diabetes
Marvin Minsky
Scientist
9-Aug-1927   Father of Artificial Intelligence
Paul Mockapetris
Scientist
18-Nov-1948   Inventor, Internet Domain Name System
Egas Moniz
Scientist
29-Nov-1874 13-Dec-1955 Pre-frontal lobotomy and cerebral arteriography
Jacques Monod
Scientist
9-Feb-1910 31-May-1976 Operon theory of genetic control
Luc Montagnier
Scientist
18-Aug-1932   Co-Discoverer of HIV
Maria Montessori
Educator
31-Aug-1870 6-May-1952 Founder of Montessori Education Method
Thomas H. Morgan
Scientist
25-Sep-1866 4-Dec-1945 Fruit fly chromosomes and heredity
Hermann J. Muller
Scientist
21-Dec-1890 5-Apr-1967 Genetic effects of radiation
Paul H. Müller
Scientist
12-Jan-1899 12-Oct-1965 Synthesized DDT
Ferid Murad
Scientist
14-Sep-1936   Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
William P. Murphy
Scientist
6-Feb-1892 9-Oct-1987 Liver therapy for pernicious anemia
Joseph E. Murray
Doctor
1-Apr-1919   Kidney transplants
Daniel Nathans
Scientist
30-Oct-1928 16-Nov-1999 Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Erwin Neher
Scientist
20-Mar-1944   Cellular ion channels
Charles Nicolle
Scientist
21-Sep-1866 28-Feb-1936 Found that lice transmit typhus
Marshall W. Nirenberg
Scientist
10-Apr-1927 15-Jan-2010 RNA's role in protein synthesis
Paul Nurse
Scientist
25-Jan-1949   Regulators of cell cycle
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Scientist
20-Oct-1942   Embryonic development of fruit flies
Severo Ochoa
Scientist
24-Sep-1905 1-Nov-1993 Synthesized RNA
John Boyd Orr
Scientist
23-Sep-1880 25-Jun-1971 Nutritionist, Nobel Prize recipient
Albert S. Osborn
Scientist
1858 1946 Questioned Documents
Humphry Osmond
Doctor
1-Jul-1917 6-Feb-2004 LSD proponent, turned on Aldous Huxley
George Pake
Scientist
1-Apr-1924 4-Mar-2004 First director of Xerox PARC
George E. Palade
Scientist
19-Nov-1912 7-Oct-2008 Microstructure of the cell
George Papanicolaou
Scientist
13-May-1883 19-Feb-1962 Pap smear
Bradford W. Parkinson
Engineer
16-Feb-1935   Global Positioning System
Jack Parsons
Scientist
2-Oct-1914 17-Jul-1952 Satanic rocket scientist
Ivan Pavlov
Scientist
14-Sep-1849 27-Feb-1936 Conditioned reflexes
Ken Perlin
Scientist
c. 1957   Perlin noise
Laurence J. Peter
Scientist
16-Sep-1919 12-Jan-1990 The Peter Principle
Gregory Pincus
Scientist
9-Apr-1903 22-Aug-1967 Inventor of oral contraceptives
Giambattista della Porta
Scientist
c. 1538 4-Feb-1615 Magia Naturalis
Rodney R. Porter
Scientist
8-Oct-1917 6-Sep-1985 Chemical structure of antibodies
Jon Postel
Scientist
6-Aug-1943 16-Oct-1998 Creator of the Internet's RFC system
Bill Proenza
Scientist
c. 1945   Director, National Hurricane Center, 2007
Joseph Proudman
Mathematician
30-Dec-1888 26-Jun-1975 Tidal currents
Stanley B. Prusiner
Scientist
28-May-1942   Prions
Daniel R. Raichel
Scientist
1935 22-Dec-2006 Acoustics expert
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Scientist
1952   Ribosomes
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Doctor
1-May-1852 17-Oct-1934 Structure of the nervous system
R. E. Raspe
Author
1737 1794 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Orville Redenbacher
Scientist
16-Jul-1907 19-Sep-1995 Popcorn maker
Walter Reed
Scientist
13-Sep-1851 22-Nov-1902 Proved mosquitos spread Yellow Fever
Wilhelm Reich
Scientist
24-Mar-1897 3-Nov-1957 Founder of Orgonomy
Tadeus Reichstein
Scientist
20-Jul-1897 1-Aug-1996 Adrenocortical hormones
Joseph Banks Rhine
Paranormal
29-Sep-1885 20-Feb-1980 Father of modern parapsychology
Dickinson W. Richards
Scientist
30-Oct-1895 23-Feb-1973 Cardiac catheterization
Charles Richet
Scientist
26-Aug-1850 4-Dec-1935 Studied anaphylaxis and ectoplasm
Charles Richter
Scientist
26-Apr-1900 30-Sep-1985 Groundbreaking seismologist
Frederick C. Robbins
Scientist
25-Aug-1916 4-Aug-2003 Cultured the polio virus
Larry Roberts
Scientist
c. 1937   Principal architect, ARPANET
Richard J. Roberts
Scientist
6-Sep-1943   Eukaryotic (split) genes
Martin Rodbell
Scientist
1-Dec-1925 7-Dec-1998 G-protein cell signal transmission
Irwin Rose
Scientist
16-Jul-1926   Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation
Ronald Ross
Scientist
13-May-1857 16-Sep-1932 Discovered malaria parasite in mosquitoes
Peyton Rous
Scientist
5-Oct-1879 16-Feb-1970 Blood banks and carcinogenic viruses
Aviel Rubin
Computer Programmer
8-Nov-1967   Computer security expert at Johns Hopkins
Benjamin Count Rumford
Scientist
26-Mar-1753 21-Aug-1814 Established the Rumford Medal
Burt Rutan
Scientist
17-Jun-1943   Homebrew aircraft guru
Bert Sakmann
Scientist
12-Jun-1942   Cellular ion channels
Jonas Salk
Scientist
28-Oct-1914 23-Jun-1995 Discoverer of the first polio vaccine
Bengt I. Samuelsson
Scientist
21-May-1934   Prostaglandins
Adam Savage
TV Personality
15-Jul-1967   Goateed host of MythBusters
Andrew V. Schally
Scientist
30-Nov-1926   Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides)
Béla Schick
Doctor
16-Jul-1877 6-Dec-1967 Schick test for diphtheria
Theodor Schwann
Scientist
7-Dec-1810 11-Jan-1882 Cell Theorist
Wilbur Scoville
Scientist
1865 1942 Scoville heat units
Claude Shannon
Scientist
30-Apr-1916 24-Feb-2001 Pioneer in information theory
Werner von Siemens
Business
13-Dec-1816 6-Dec-1892 Founder of Siemens AG
Jens C. Skou
Scientist
8-Oct-1918   ATPase researcher
George E. Smith
Scientist
10-May-1930   Digital photography
Hamilton O. Smith
Scientist
23-Aug-1931   Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Theobald Smith
Scientist
31-Jul-1859 10-Dec-1934 Infectious and parasitic diseases
Oliver Smithies
Scientist
23-Jun-1925   Knock-out mice
George D. Snell
Scientist
19-Dec-1903 6-Jun-1996 Recognition of HLA antigens
Hans Spemann
Scientist
27-Jun-1869 9-Sep-1941 Experimental embryology
Percy Spencer
Scientist
19-Jul-1894 8-Sep-1970 Invented the microwave oven
Roger W. Sperry
Scientist
20-Aug-1913 17-Apr-1994 "Split brain" hemispheric neurophysiology
John P. Stapp
Scientist
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Thomas A. Steitz
Scientist
23-Aug-1940   Ribosomes
Patrick Steptoe
Doctor
9-Jun-1913 21-Mar-1988 In vitro fertilization
Ian Stewart
Mathematician
24-Sep-1945   Catastrophe theory
Marie Stopes
Scientist
15-Oct-1880 2-Oct-1958 Scientist and birth control advocate
John E. Sulston
Scientist
27-Mar-1942   Genetic regulation of organ development
Earl W. Sutherland, Jr.
Scientist
19-Nov-1915 9-Mar-1974 Hormones mechanisms (cyclic AMP)
George James Symons
Scientist
6-Aug-1838 10-Mar-1900 Meteorologist, British Rainfall
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Scientist
16-Sep-1893 22-Oct-1986 Vitamins C and B2
Jack W. Szostak
Scientist
9-Nov-1952   First artificial chromosome
Edward Tatum
Scientist
14-Dec-1909 7-Nov-1975 One gene, one enzyme theory
Bernardino Telesio
Philosopher
1509 Oct-1588 De Rerum Natura
Howard M. Temin
Scientist
10-Dec-1934 9-Feb-1994 Tumor viruses and host genetics
Frederick Terman
Scientist
7-Jun-1900 19-Dec-1982 Stanford Research Park
Max Theiler
Scientist
30-Jan-1899 11-Aug-1972 Yellow fever vaccination
Hugo Theorell
Scientist
6-Jul-1903 15-Aug-1982 Oxidation enzymes
E. Donnall Thomas
Scientist
15-Mar-1920   Bone marrow transplants
Lonnie Thompson
Scientist
1-Jul-1948   Paleoclimatologist, glaciologist
Sebastian Thrun
Scientist
1967   Stanford AI Laboratory
Susumu Tonegawa
Scientist
6-Sep-1939   Antibody production and diversity
Evangelista Torricelli
Mathematician
15-Oct-1608 25-Oct-1647 Inventor of the barometer
Edward Troughton
Inventor
Oct-1753 12-Jun-1835 Early scientific instruments
Roger Y. Tsien
Scientist
1-Feb-1952   Green Fluorescent Protein
Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky
Scientist
17-Sep-1857 19-Sep-1935 Astronautics and rocket dynamics pioneer
Murray Turoff
Scientist
13-Feb-1936   Computer conferencing and instant messaging
John R. Vane
Scientist
29-Mar-1927 19-Nov-2004 Prostaglandins
Harold E. Varmus
Scientist
18-Dec-1939   Genetic causes of cancer
Wernher von Braun
Scientist
23-Mar-1912 16-Jun-1977 German-American rocket scientist
John von Neumann
Mathematician
28-Dec-1903 8-Feb-1957 Computing pioneer, inventor of Game Theory
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
Psychiatrist
7-Mar-1857 27-Sep-1940 Cured syphilis with malaria, pioneered shock therapy
Selman A. Waksman
Scientist
22-Jul-1888 16-Aug-1973 Streptomycin and other antibiotics
Otto Warburg
Scientist
8-Oct-1883 1-Aug-1970 Effect of oxygen on cancer
J. Robin Warren
Doctor
11-Jun-1937   H. pylori bacteria causes ulcers
James Watson
Scientist
6-Apr-1928   Co-Discoverer of DNA
Alfred Wegener
Scientist
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William H. Welch
Scientist
8-Apr-1850 30-Apr-1934 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Thomas H. Weller
Scientist
15-Jun-1915 23-Aug-2008 Cultured the polio virus
Horace Wells
Scientist
21-Jan-1815 24-Jan-1848 Nitrous oxide as a surgical anesthetic
George H. Whipple
Scientist
28-Aug-1878 2-Feb-1976 Bile, hemoglobin, and the liver
Eric F. Wieschaus
Scientist
8-Jun-1947   Embryonic development of fruit flies
Torsten N. Wiesel
Scientist
3-Jun-1924   Neurophysiology of vision
Jeffrey Wigand
Scientist
17-Dec-1942   Tobacco industry whistleblower
John Wilkins
Author
1614 19-Nov-1672 Essay towards a Real Character
Terry Winograd
Scientist
24-Feb-1946   Understanding Natural Language
Jerry M. Woodall
Inventor
c. 1938   Inventor of the red LED
Joan B. Woodard
Scientist
c. 1951   EVP at Sandia National Laboratories
Herbert O. Yardley
Scientist
13-Apr-1889 7-Aug-1958 U.S. cryptographer during WWI
Ada E. Yonath
Scientist
22-Jun-1939   Cryocrystallography
William D. Young
Scientist
c. 1944   Monogram Biosciences
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Scientist
11-Sep-1979   Co-Founder, Singularity Institute
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Scientist
6-Jan-1944   T-cells and antigens
Hans Zinsser
Scientist
17-Nov-1878 4-Sep-1940 Typhus vaccine



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