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Stanley Jaki (1924–2009): Benedictine priest and Distinguished Professor of Physics at Seton Hall University, New Jersey, who won a Templeton Prize and advocated the idea modern science could only have arisen in a Christian society. [209] Norman Borlaug (1914–2009): American agricultural scientist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.
John Hughes (editor) – American journalist, former editor of The Christian Science Monitor and The Deseret News [148] Edward J. Meeman (1889-1966) – American journalist [ 149 ] Cora Rigby (1865-1930) – first woman at a major paper to head a Washington news bureau, co-founder of the Women's National Press Club.
Someone searching for a list of Christian Scientists might be searching for: List of Christians in science and technology – Which lists scientists who are also noted for their commitment to Christian thought. List of Christian Scientists (religious denomination) – Which lists notable members of Christian Science
Albertus Magnus (c. 1206 – 1280) – Dominican friar and Bishop of Regensburg who has been described as "one of the most famous precursors of modern science in the High Middle Ages." [7] Patron saint of natural sciences; Works in physics, logic, metaphysics, biology, and psychology.
Prominent modern scientists advocating Christian belief include Nobel Prize–winning physicists Charles Townes (United Church of Christ member) and William Daniel Phillips (United Methodist Church member), evangelical Christian and past head of the Human Genome Project Francis Collins, and climatologist John T. Houghton.
Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889) – considered one of the major figures in the early development of organic chemistry; [14] stated "Those who know me also know that born a Catholic, the son of Christian parents, I live and I mean to die a Catholic" [15] Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907) – Irish astronomer and science educator
In an estimate by Baruch Shalev, between 1901 and 2000 about 65.4% of Nobel Prize winners were either Christians or had a Christian background. [1] Here is a non exhaustive list of some of the prize winners who publicly identified themselves as Christians.
List of Catholic clergy scientists; List of Catholic priests and religious awarded the Nobel Prize; List of lay Catholic scientists; List of Christian Nobel laureates; List of Christian scientists and scholars of the medieval Islamic world; List of Christians in science and technology