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The following is a list of notable microbiologists who have made significant contributions to the study of microorganisms. Many of those listed have received a Nobel prize for their contributions to the field of microbiology. The others are typically considered historical figures whose work in microbiology had a notable impact in the field.
For systemic use of experimentation in science and contributions to scientific method, physics and observational astronomy. The work of Principia by Newton, who also refined the scientific method, and who is widely regarded as the most important figure of the Scientific Revolution. [4] [5] Science (ancient) Thales (c. 624/623 – c. 548/545 BC ...
Christine Wilson (scientist) – Canadian-American physicist and astronomer; Kenneth Geddes Wilson – United States (1936–2013) Nobel laureate; Robert R. Wilson – United States (1914–2000) Nobel laureate; Robert Woodrow Wilson – United States (born 1936) John R. Winckler – United States (1918–2001)
Adelbert von Chamisso (Louis Charles Adélaïde de Chamissot, 1781–1838), German botanist, whose most important contribution was the description of many Mexican trees; Juliana Chan, Singaporean biologist and science communicator; Britton Chance (1913–2010), American biochemist, inventor of the stopped-flow method
"for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique" Theodor W. Hänsch (b. 1941) German 2006 John C. Mather (b. 1946) American "for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation" [109] George Smoot (b. 1945) 2007 ...
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
Joan Oró (1923–2004), Catalan biochemist, one of his most important contributions was the prebiotic synthesis of the nucleobase adenine from hydrogen cyanide Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851), first to isolate aluminium
German scientist at the University of Giessen who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry; one of the founders of organic chemistry. Hans Lineweaver (1907–2009). American physical chemist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known mainly for popularizing the double-reciprocal plot. Anthony William Linnane FRS (1930 ...