Science Hall of Fame

Take a look at just some of the Scientists who have made a

big impact on all our lives with amazing discoveries!

Women in Science

Unfortunately, there are not enough women doing science. Traditionally, men have said that science is for them and women are not very good at it. We know not that this is rubbish as there are women who have made some fantastic discoveries and we know that girls and women are just as good as men in science! If more women did science, we would be able to make even more discoveries even faster! Here are the stories of some of the women who have been able to make fantastic discoveries even when men were telling them they couldn't.

Some More Famous Women in Science

Maria Sibylla Merian - Naturalist

Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist (she studied living things) and scientific illustrator. Merian was one of the early European naturalists to observe insects directly (before that, nobody really looked closely at bugs like we do!).

Annie Jump Cannon - Astronomer

Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was helped other scientists to develop their understanding and knowledge of stars and where they are.

Ada Lovelace - Mathematician

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine. This was all the way in 1837!

BAME Scientists

Black people in the West have not always had the same rights as white people and this includes in education, where they either were not allowed in school or had to go to different schools to white people. This has meant that it has been very difficult for black people to progress. The same is true for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups around the world, and even when access to education has been allowed, often we don't hear about successes of people from other races. Therefore, here is a celebration of just a few BAME scientists and their achievements!

George Washington Carver - Agricultural Scientist

George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts (though not peanut butter, as is often claimed), sweet potatoes and soybeans.

Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi - The Father of Algebra

Al-Khwārizmī is famous for his mathematical works, which introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals and algebra to European mathematicians. In fact, the words algorithm and algebra come from his name and the title of one of his works.

Katherine Johnson - NASA mathematician

Katherine Johnson was a NASA mathematician who helped send the first Americans into space and the first astronauts into space. She is one of the most celebrated black women in space science.

Chemists

Botanists are scientists who study plants, including flowering plants, and plant-like things such as moss and seaweed. Botany is a scientific study of plants along with their growth, structure, evolution, and uses. Botanists may specialize in certain areas of botany.

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José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez

Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez (born March 19, 1943 in Mexico City) is a Mexican chemist and one of the scientists who discovered there was a hole in the Earth's ozone layer (the layer of gases that protects us from harmful sunlight). Without his discovery, the hole would have grown much larger and the Sun would be much more dangerous to us. he won a Nobel Prize for his work.

Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur was a French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of diseases, and his discoveries have saved many lives ever since.

Joseph Priestley

Joseph Priestley discovered so many varied things. Click the link below to hear how he discovered carbon dioxide (heavy air) and oxygen, and how he invented fizzy drinks and erasers!

Botanists and Naturalists

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Maria Sibylla Merian

Carl Linnaeus - Botanist

Carl Linnaeus is famous for his work in Taxonomy, the science of identifying, naming and classifying organisms (plants, animals, bacteria, fungi etc)

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Physicists and Astrophysicists

A physicist is a scientist who specializes in physics, which involves processes that make the universe work.. Physicists generally are interested in the root causes of things that happen, and usually show their work using mathematics. A very famous physicist created possibly the most famous mathematical expression, shown below. This simple equation explains how spice and time interact with each other throughout the whole of the universe!

Equation for the Theory of Relativity

Albert Einstein

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