List of Scientists
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. His most notable inventions include phonograph and, although he didn’t develop it from scratch, a light bulb. Early life Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio, but when he was seven his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan. He was the youngest …
Werner Karl Haisenberg was a German theoretical physicist best known for creation of quantum physics theory along with Max Born and Pascual Jordan. Early Life Werner Heisenberg was born in Würzburg, Germany on December 5th 1901. Werner was a son to Kaspar Earnesta August Heisenberg, a secondary school teacher and his wife, Annie Wecklein. In …
Willard Frank Libby was an American physical chemist known for his contribution in development of radiocarbon dating process. Early life Willard Frank Libby was born on December 17th, 1908 in Grand Valley, Colorado. Willard was a son to Ora Edward Libby and his wife Eva May. Education Willard Libby attended grammar school near Sebastopol, California …
Jonas Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine. Early life Jonas Edward Salk was born on October 28, 1914 in the city of New York to parents Daniel and Dora Salk. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants with rather …
John von Neumann, born on December 28, 1903 was a Hungarian-American mathematician whose contributions made a huge impact on many fields of science but mostly in mathematics, therefore he is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians in modern history. Early life Born Neumann János Lajos, John was the oldest out of three children …
Werhner Von Braun was a German-born scientist who is considered to be among the pioneers of rocket and space research. Early life Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was born on March 23, 1912 in Wirsitiz, Germany. He was one of three sons to Magnus Freiherr von Braun and Emmy von Quistorp. His father Magnus …
John Bardeen was an American electrical engineer and physicist best known for his theory of superconductivity and the discovery of transistors. Early life John Bardeen was born on May 23, 1908 in Madison, Wisconsin, to Dr. Charles R. Bardeen who was a anatomy professor, and his wife Althea Harmer who was an artist. When he …
James Prescott Joule was an English physicist who studied the nature of heat and discovered its relationship to mechanical work. This study later led to formation of the first law of thermodynamics. Early life James Prescott Joule was born on December 24, 1818 in Salford, England. Joule was a son to Benjamin Joule, a wealthy …
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner. Early life Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was born on September 21, 1853, Groningen, Netherlands. His father was a brickwork owner by the name of Harm Kamerlingh Onnes while his mother was Anna Gerdina Coers of Arnhem. Education In 1870, Kamerlingh Onnes attended the University of …
Hans Hugo Bruno Selye was a Austro-Hungarian scientist, considered to be one of the pioneers of endocrinology. Early life Hans Hugo Bruno Selye was born on January 26, 1907, in Vienna, Austro-Hungaria at the time. He grew up in Komaron in Hungary where a Language College bears his name. Education Hans Salye became a Doctor …