John Muir

John Muir

male, deceased (1914)
John Muir was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife,...
Wen Ho Lee

Wen Ho Lee

male, 69 years old
Wen Ho Lee (born December 21, 1939) is a Taiwanese-born American scientist who worked for the University of California at the Los Alamos National...

James Cameron

female
Professor James Cameron is a British forensic scientist whose testimony at the Lindy Chamberlain trial in 1982 led to her conviction for the murder...
Hwang Woo-Suk

Hwang Woo-Suk

male, 56 years old
Hwang Woo-Suk (황우석) is a South Korean biomedical scientist. He was a professor of theriogenology and biotechnology at Seoul National Univer...
Edward Teller

Edward Teller

male, deceased (2003)
Edward Teller (original Hungarian name "Teller Ede") (January 15 1908 - September 9 2003) was a Austria-Hungary-born American theoretical...
Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun

male, deceased (1977) (United States)
Dr. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 - June 16 1977) was one of the leading figures in the development of rocket...
George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

male, deceased (1943) (Alabama)
George Washington Carver saved the South from an economic crisis and possible famine by inventing more than three hundred uses for the peanut, over...
Employment: first African American scientist, artist -
Paul Ehrlich

Paul Ehrlich

male, deceased (1915)
Paul Ehrlich (March 14, 1854 - August 20, 1915) was a German scientist who won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He is noted for his...
Harold McGee

Harold McGee

male
Harold McGee writes about the chemistry, technique and history of food and cooking and is the author of two books that explain kitchen science in...
Steven Weinberg

Steven Weinberg

male, 76 years old
Steven Weinberg (born May 3, 1933) is an American physicist. He was awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics (with colleagues Abdus Salam and...