50 Scientists Who Shaped History
287 BCE – 212 BCE
Mathematics / Physics / Engineering
1473 – 1543
Astronomy
1546 – 1601
Astronomy
1564 – 1642
Physics / Astronomy
1571 – 1630
Astronomy / Mathematics
1642 – 1727
Physics / Mathematics / Optics
1646 – 1716
Mathematics / Philosophy
1706 – 1790
Physics / Politics
1707 – 1778
Biology / Taxonomy
1731 – 1810
Chemistry / Physics
1743 – 1794
Chemistry
1744 – 1829
Natural History / Evolution
1749 – 1823
Medicine / Immunology
1769 – 1859
Natural History / Geography
1778 – 1829
Chemistry
1791 – 1867
Electromagnetism / Chemistry
1799 – 1847
Paleontology
1809 – 1882
Natural History / Evolution
1811 – 1832
Mathematics / Group Theory
1822 – 1884
Genetics
1822 – 1895
Microbiology / Chemistry
1827 – 1912
Surgery / Antiseptics
1831 – 1879
Physics / Electromagnetism
1833 – 1896
Chemistry / Engineering
1834 – 1907
Chemistry
1844 – 1906
Statistical Mechanics / Thermodynamics
1847 – 1931
Invention / Electrical Engineering
1853 – 1931
Bacteriology / Immunology
1856 – 1943
Electrical Engineering / Invention
1867 – 1934
Physics / Chemistry
1868 – 1934
Chemistry
1871 – 1937
Nuclear Physics
1876 – 1928
Bacteriology
1879 – 1955
Theoretical Physics
1881 – 1955
Microbiology
1882 – 1935
Mathematics / Abstract Algebra
1885 – 1962
Quantum Physics
1887 – 1920
Mathematics
1900 – 1958
Quantum Mechanics / Theoretical Physics
1901 – 1976
Quantum Mechanics
1902 – 1992
Genetics / Cytogenetics
1902 – 1984
Quantum Mechanics / Theoretical Physics
1903 – 1957
Mathematics / Computer Science / Quantum Mechanics
1904 – 1967
Theoretical Physics
1906 – 1978
Mathematical Logic
1906 – 1979
Quantum Electrodynamics
1907 – 1964
Marine Biology / Environmental Science
1907 – 1981
Theoretical Physics
1918 – 1988
Quantum Electrodynamics
1920 – 1958
X-ray Crystallography / Molecular Biology
1934 – 1996
Astronomy / Astrobiology
1942 – 2018
Theoretical Physics / Cosmology