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American scientist and engineer

Alexander Agassiz

American scientist and engineer

American scientist and engineer

Alexander Agassiz

American scientist and engineer

(384-322 BC) Greek philosopher, scientist, physician

Aristotle

(384-322 BC) Greek philosopher, scientist, physician

(1688-1776) Physician, scientist and public official.

Doctor Cadwallader Colden

(1688-1776) Physician, scientist and public official.

(1840-1897) Distinguished American naturalist

E. D. Cope

(1840-1897) Distinguished American naturalist

A French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel prizes, in physics and chemisty.

Marie Curie

A French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She was the first person honored…

(1813-1895) American geologist who observed in expeditions to the Pacific and Antarctic and later edited the <I>American Journal of Science. </I>

James D. Dana

(1813-1895) American geologist who observed in expeditions to the Pacific and Antarctic and later edited…

The Astrologer, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

Dance of Death, The Astrologer

The Astrologer, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

(1778-1829) British chemist who discovered the anesthetic use of laughing gas, discovered many elements and became President of the Royal Society.

Sir Humphrey Davy

(1778-1829) British chemist who discovered the anesthetic use of laughing gas, discovered many elements…

(1778-1829) British chemist and inventor remembered today for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline earth metals, as well as contributions to the discoveries of the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine.

Sir Humphrey Davy

(1778-1829) British chemist and inventor remembered today for his discoveries of several alkali and…

John William Draper (May 5, 1811, - January 4, 1882) was an American (English-born) scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian, and photographer.

John William Draper

John William Draper (May 5, 1811, - January 4, 1882) was an American (English-born) scientist, philosopher,…

(1791-1867) British scientist, chemist, physicist, and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the magnet field, electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and electrolysis.

Michael Faraday

(1791-1867) British scientist, chemist, physicist, and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields…

(1842--) French astronomer

Camille Flammarion

(1842--) French astronomer

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass harmonica. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United…

Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was also a noted polymath, a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. In 1751, Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond obtained a charter from the Pennsylvania legislature to establish a hospital. Pennsylvania Hospital was the first hospital in what was to become the United States of America. In June, 1776, he was appointed a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. Although he was temporarily disabled by gout and unable to attend most meetings of the Committee, Franklin made several small changes to the draft sent to him by Thomas Jefferson. In December, 1776, Franklin was dispatched to France as commissioner for the United States and remained in France until 1785. Franklin retained a lifelong commitment to the Puritan virtues and political values with which he had grown up. Through his civic work and publishing, he succeeded in passing these values into the American culture permanently.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was also a noted…

Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797 - May 13, 1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Joseph Henry

Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797 - May 13, 1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary…

(1825-1895) British biologist that had many studies in medicine and marine life. He was a supporter of Darwinism and intrduced the term "agnostic" viewpoint.

Thomas H. Huxley

(1825-1895) British biologist that had many studies in medicine and marine life. He was a supporter…

{1825-1895) English biologist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

Thomas H. Huxley

{1825-1895) English biologist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory…

(1768-1835) He was an astrologer who was killed because people believed he had dealings with demons

John Lamb

(1768-1835) He was an astrologer who was killed because people believed he had dealings with demons

(1811-1875) American scientist and naturalist. Created a catalogue of plants and shells found in the vicinity of milwaukee on the west side of Lake Michigan.

Increase A. Lapham

(1811-1875) American scientist and naturalist. Created a catalogue of plants and shells found in the…

(1452-1519) Famous Italian polymath who was a successful scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, and writer.

Leonardo Da Vinci

(1452-1519) Famous Italian polymath who was a successful scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor,…

(1834- ) English banker and scientist

Sir John Lubbock

(1834- ) English banker and scientist

A man sitting at a desk, with a boy standing in front, with his eyes closed.

Man at desk and boy

A man sitting at a desk, with a boy standing in front, with his eyes closed.

Alfred Marshall Mayer was a physicist born in Baltimore, Marylnd in 1836 and died in 1897.

Alfred M. Mayer

Alfred Marshall Mayer was a physicist born in Baltimore, Marylnd in 1836 and died in 1897.

A man looking into a microscope.

Microscope

A man looking into a microscope.

An illustration of Sir Isaac Newton sitting on the ground being hit by an apple falling out of a tree and discovering the law of gravity.

Isaac Newton Discovering Gravity

An illustration of Sir Isaac Newton sitting on the ground being hit by an apple falling out of a tree…

A French chemist who created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax, as well as supported the germ theory of disease through his various experiments. He invented the method of pasteurization.

Louis Pasteur

A French chemist who created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax, as well as supported the germ…

Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of natural philosophy, science, and Western philosophy. Plato was originally a student of Socrates, and was as much influenced by his thinking as by what he saw as his teacher's unjust death.

Bust of Plato

Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder…

Professor John Playfair FRSE (March 10, 1748 &ndash; July 20, 1819) was a Scottish scientist.

John Playfair

Professor John Playfair FRSE (March 10, 1748 – July 20, 1819) was a Scottish scientist.

American chemist and educator.

Ira Remsen

American chemist and educator.

(1845-1923) German scientist she produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today knob as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

Wilhelm Röntgen

(1845-1923) German scientist she produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range…

Benjamin Silliman (8 August 1779 – 24 November 1864) was an American chemist, one of the first American professors of science (at Yale University), and the first to distill petroleum.

Benjamin Silliman

Benjamin Silliman (8 August 1779 – 24 November 1864) was an American chemist, one of the first American…

(1820-1903) Spencer was an English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal theorist of the Victorian era.

Herbert Spencer

(1820-1903) Spencer was an English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal…

"The famous English evolutionist, Herbert Spencer, was born in Derby in 1820." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Herbert Spencer

"The famous English evolutionist, Herbert Spencer, was born in Derby in 1820." —The Popular Cyclopedia,…

(1820-1893) A Prominent nineteenth century physicist whose scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he studied thermal radiation and produced a number of discoveries about processes in the atmosphere.

John Tyndall

(1820-1893) A Prominent nineteenth century physicist whose scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his…

(1820-1893) A Prominent nineteenth century physicist whose scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he studied thermal radiation and produced a number of discoveries about processes in the atmosphere.

John Tyndall

(1820-1893) A Prominent nineteenth century physicist whose scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his…

Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator, best known as the co-founder of Cornell University. In 1869 White gave a lecture on "The Battle-Fields of Science", arguing that history showed the negative outcomes resulting from any attempt on the part of religion to interfere with the progress of science. Over the next 30 years he refined his analysis, expanding his case studies to include nearly every field of science over the entire history of Christianity, but also narrowing his target from "religion" through "ecclesiasticism" to "dogmatic theology."

Andrew Dickson White

Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator,…