Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ EYEN-styne;[4] German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] (listen); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist,[5] widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time. Best known for developing the theory of relativity, he also made important contributions to quantum mechanics, and was thus a central figure in the revolutionary reshaping of the scientific understanding of nature that modern physics accomplished in the first decades of the twentieth century.[1][6] His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from relativity theory, has been called "the world's most famous equation".[7] He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect",[8] a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.[9][10] In a 1999 poll of 130 leading physicists worldwide by the British journal Physics World, Einstein was ranked the greatest physicist of all time.[11] His intellectual achievements and originality have made Einstein synonymous with genius.[12] 

Carlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban epidemiologist famed for pioneering research on yellow fever, including determination that it was transmitted through mosquitoes. He was born in 1833 to a Scottish born physician father and a French born mother. Finlay studied medicine in Philadelphia at the Jefferson Medical College and graduated in 1855. He began work in neurology and went on to study neurology and ophthalmology in Paris. He returned to Cuba and set up practice. He began to build an interest in epidemiology and infectious diseases in Cuba, and began his research combining his interests. In 1881, Finlay theorized that mosquitos acted as carriers and were cause for transmission of yellow fever, inspired by the coinciding of mosquito and yellow fever season. His research was confirmed 20 years later by the United States' Walter Reed Commission. inlay went on to become the chief health officer of Cuba from 1902 to 1909. He was nominated seven times for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and  received the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France in 1908.  

Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE (/ˈɡʊdɔːl/; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934),[3] formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist.[4] She is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, after 60 years studying the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees. Goodall first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to observe its chimpanzees in 1960.[5]

She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme, and she has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. As of 2022, she is on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project.[6] In April 2002, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Goodall is an honorary member of the World Future Council