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.

Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of ten famous scientists. Includes a list of other important scientists and their inventions.

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.

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

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

Learn about the Filipino scientist, Benjamin Cabrera, who specialized in parasitology.

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.

An article reviewing the life and discoveries of Niccolo Leoniceno who was a scientist, Italian humanist, and physician.

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.

Learn about the life and work of Willard Libby, the scientist who helped in the development of radiocarbon dating which led to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1960.

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.

Find out about Ernst Haeckel, a scientist known for his work with ecology, zoology, and the study of phylogeny.

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

This article will discuss the life, contributions, and inventions of Sergei Winogradsky.

Meet the English physiologist known for his contributions and study of peptide hormone called secretin and the process of peristalsis.

Learn about the life of Aage Niels Bohr, and see how his work was pivotal in the development of the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus.