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.
Mario Molina
As a postdoctoral researcher, Molina proposed that CFCs had the potential to destroy the earth’s protective ozone layer. He eventually received a Nobel Prize for his discovery.
Nancy Chang
b. 1950
Paul Charpentier
n.d.
Uma Chowdhry
1947 - 2024
Stanley N. Cohen
b. 1935
Mildred Cohn
1913 - 2009
James Bertram Collip
1892 - 1965
Carl Ferdinand Cori
1896 - 1984
Gerty Theresa Cori
1896 - 1957
Archibald Scott Couper
1831 - 1892
Simone Courvoisier
n.d.
Francis Crick
1916 - 2004
Marie Sklodowska Curie
1867 - 1934
Robert F. Curl
b. 1933
John Dalton
1766 - 1844
Marie Maynard Daly
1921 - 2003
George E. Davis
1850 - 1906
Humphry Davy
1778 - 1829
Jean Delay
1907 - 1987
Pierre Deniker
1917 - 1998
Carl Djerassi
1923 - 2015
Gerhard Domagk
1895 - 1964
Herbert Henry Dow
1866 - 1930
Charles Richard Drew
1904 - 1950
Eleuthère Irénée du Pont
1771 - 1834
Paul Ehrlich
1854 - 1915
Gertrude Elion
1918 - 1999
Michael Faraday
1791 - 1867
Louis Fieser
1899 - 1977
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