It is sometimes assumed that scientists do not believe in God but these famous scientists actually did. Read details about their lives and beliefs, and some quotes attributed to them.

Learn about the scientist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also served as PhD supervisor for many Nobel Prize winners in physics and chemistry.

An article discussing the life and contributions of a famous mathematician Mihailo Petrovic Alas.

Learn about one of the most well-known scientist, Isaac Newton, in this article. This article includes all the information about his life and accomplishments.

Read about Brazilian aviation pioneer, Alberto Santos-Dumont, who designed, built, and flew hot air balloons, and was famous for his flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower.

Learn about the famous studies of Ivan Pavlov in this article. Also discussed in the article is his life.

Learn about the life and great discoveries of James Watson in this article. Learn about his most famous discovery of the molecular structure of DNA.

Find out about the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the antibiotic, penicillin.

Learn about the ancient Greek mathematician regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.

Find out about the French philosopher and scientist who was one of the greatest and most influential mathematical writers of all time, Blaise Pascal.

Find out about Clyde Tombaugh, the scientist who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, and also discovered a number of asteroids.

Learn about the english physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the first vaccination.

Learn about the scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation, Edwin Herbert Land.

Find out about the scientist George Beadle, who helped discovered how genes played a part in the regulation of biochemical events.

Learn about a the scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in the scientific discovery of drugs to treat leukemia and herpes, and to prevent the rejection of kidney transplants.

Read about Harold Urey, the scientist who discovered deuterium, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work made a significant impact in an unusually wide range of scientific fields including cosmochemistry.

Learn more about the life of the scientist that proposed the theory of mass extinction of the dinosaurs due to an asteroid or comet in this article. Read all about the life and scientific discoveries of Luis Alvarez.

Learn about the life and discoveries scientist that completely changed our view of the atom, Niels Bohr in this article.

Learn about the life and scientist discoveries made by Noam Chomsky in this article.

A short biography about Tim Noakes, the South African scientist who has run more than 70 marathons and ultramarathons, and is the author of several books on exercise and diet.

Find out about German scientist, Werner Heisenberg, a theoretical physicist who was one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics.

A short biography about the scientist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Rontgen rays, which earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

Learn about the life and work of Ernest Lawrence, inventor of cyclotron and founder of big science.

Find out how George Washington Carvers' contributions to science radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States.