This black and white photo shows French chemist Louis Pasteur. He was famous for his many discoveries related to the immune system and the nature of diseases. Check out our Louis Pasteur facts page for more information on this famous...

This image is of Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, a brilliant astronomer who made many contributions to the world of science. Check out our Galileo facts page for more information on this famous scientist.

A black and white photo of Albert Einstein. Check out our Albert Einstein facts page for more information on this famous scientist.

A photo of Alexander Graham Bell, a famous scientist and inventor well known for making the first practical telephone.

This is a black and white image of Nobel Prize winning chemist, Ernest Rutherford. Check out our Ernest Rutherford facts page for more information on this famous scientist.

This image is of Isaac Newton, one of the most famous scientists of all time. Check out our Isaac Newton facts page for more information.

This image is of James Maxwell, a Scottish theoretical physicist who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory. Check out our James Maxwell facts page for more information on this famous scientist.

Scientist and mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton.

This photo shows Jane Goodall, a scientist famous for her studies of chimpanzees in Tanzania. She is holding a monkey toy while smiling at the camera. Check out our Jane Goodall facts page for more information.

This is a black and white photo of Marie Curie, a scientist famous for being the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes as well as her extensive work on radioactivity. Check out our Marie Curie facts page for more information.

This is a black and white photo of Charles Darwin, a legendary scientist famous for his work on evolution and natural selection. Check out our Charles Darwin facts page for more information.

This photo shows a statue of Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher who contributed many ideas to science. Check out our Aristotle facts page for more information.

This photo shows Austrian theoretical physicist Erwin Schrodinger. He was famous for his work on quantum mechanics and won the Nobel Prize in 1933.

This image shows Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer famous for his laws of planetary motion. Check out our Johannes Kepler facts page for more information.

This image is of British physicist Michael Faraday, famous for his many contributions to science including electrochemistry and electromagnetism. Check out our Michael Faraday facts page for more information.

This is a portrait of the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus devised a heliocentric model of the universe that differed from other theories at the time.

This is a black and white photo of a famous American inventor named Thomas Edison. His many inventions included the practical electric light bulb and phonograph (a device used to play recorded sound).

This image is of German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. He is famous for his work on electromagnetic radiation, earning the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

A photo essay of the life of famous scientist and mathematician Albert Einstein.

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

(1822-1895) Famous French chemist and scientist who invented the process of pasteurizing, which prevents fermentation of milk.