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Wikipedia categories named after English scientists (28 C) Pages in category "English scientists" The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total.
Like Franklin and Jefferson, most American scientists of the late 18th century were involved in the struggle to win American independence and forge a new nation. These scientists included the astronomer David Rittenhouse, the medical scientist Benjamin Rush, and the natural historian Charles Willson Peale. [6]
In the late 19th century, when this phase of science was drawing to a close, it became possible to earn a living as a professional scientist although photography was beginning to replace the illustrators. The exploratory sailing ship had gradually evolved into the modern research vessels. From now on maritime research in new European colonies ...
The following is a list of people who are considered a "father" or "mother" (or "founding father" or "founding mother") of a scientific field.Such people are generally regarded to have made the first significant contributions to and/or delineation of that field; they may also be seen as "a" rather than "the" father or mother of the field.
1873, Edward C. Pickering (1846–1919) was the youngest scientist elected [89] 1924, Florence R. Sabin (1871–1953) was the first lifetime woman member to be elected [89] 1965, David Blackwell (1919–2010) was the first African-American elected [89] 2013, Ben Barres (1954–2017) was the first openly transgender scientist elected [90]
Science portal; United Kingdom portal ... Also: United Kingdom: People: By occupation: Scientists. Subcategories. This category has the following 37 subcategories ...
Many scientists derived income from tangential but related activities: Galileo sold instruments; Kepler published horoscopes; Robert Hooke designed buildings and built watches; and most anatomists and natural historians practiced or taught medicine. Those with independent means were sometimes known as gentlemen scientists.
Genius of Britain: The Scientists Who Changed the World is a five-part 2010 television documentary presented by leading British scientific figures, which charts the history of some of Britain's most important scientists and innovators.