Scientific Biographies
Science is a human pursuit. Meet the people behind some of the most significant achievements and discoveries in the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences.
Mary Engle Pennington
A chemist, inventor, and entrepreneur who transformed the U.S. refrigeration industry in the early 20th century, Pennington helped ensure year-round access to foods free from bacterial contamination.
Edward Goodrich Acheson
1856 - 1931
Svante August Arrhenius
1859 - 1927
Amedeo Avogadro
1776 - 1856
Leo Hendrik Baekeland
1863 - 1944
Elisabeth Bakker *
ca. 1600s
Frederick Grant Banting
1891 - 1941
Jacqueline K. Barton
b. 1952
Arnold O. Beckman
1900 - 2004
Ruth Benerito
1916 - 2013
Reinhold Benesch
1919 - 1986
Ruth Benesch
1925 - 2000
Paul Berg
1926 - 2023
Joan Berkowitz
1931 - 2020
Solomon A. Berson
1918 - 1972
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
1779 - 1848
Charles Herbert Best
1899 - 1978
Katharine Burr Blodgett
1898 - 1979
Herbert W. Boyer
b. 1936
Robert Boyle
1627 - 1691
St. Elmo Brady
1884 - 1966
Helia Bravo-Hollis
1901 - 2001
Rachel Fuller Brown
1898 - 1980
Robert Bunsen
1811 - 1899
Gordon A. Cain
1912 - 2002
Stanislao Cannizzaro
1826 - 1910
Wallace Hume Carothers
1896 - 1937
Rachel Carson
1907 - 1964
George Washington Carver
ca. 1864 - 1943
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