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.
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
Leonor Michaelis
1875 - 1949
Mario Molina
1943 - 2020
Bryan B. Molloy
1939 - 2004
Gordon E. Moore
1929 - 2023
Giulio Natta
1903 - 1979
Alfred Nobel
1833 - 1896
Isaac Ochoterena
1895 - 1950
Donald F. Othmer
1904 - 1995
Robert W. Parry
1917 - 2006
Louis Pasteur
1822 - 1895
Linus Carl Pauling
1901 - 1994
William Henry Perkin
1838 - 1907
Roy J. Plunkett
1910 - 1994
Joseph Priestley
1733 - 1804
William Ramsay
1852 - 1916
Petr Rehbinder
1898 - 1972
Ellen H. Swallow Richards
1842 - 1911
Theodore William Richards
1868 - 1928
George Rosenkranz
1916 - 2019
Ernest Rutherford
1871 - 1937
Albert Bruce Sabin
1906 - 1993
Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995
Glenn Theodore Seaborg
1912 - 1999
Phillip Sharp
b. 1944
Hideki Shirakawa
b. 1936
Maxine Singer
1931 - 2024
Richard E. Smalley
1943 - 2005
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