Natural Historians
Civil rights activist and pioneer in chemical synthesis of medicines from plants.
Who was Percy Julian?
This British chemist helped discover the structure of DNA. Because she did not get credit in her lifetime, she is often referred to as the "wronged heroine"
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This Austrian-American movie star helped invent a guidance system for torpedoes.
Who was Hedy Lamar? or Who was Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler?
As featured in Hidden Figures, this mathematician was pioneer in the use of computers to enable space exploration
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This German-born Physicist is best known for developing the theory of relativity
Who is Albert Einstein?
This Cuban physician is famous for his work on yellow fever. He was the first to figure out that mosquitos transmit this deadly disease and he helped create vaccines still used today.
Who was Carlos Finlay?
This Argentine-American biologist is famous for her research into HIV-AIDs and cancer.
Who was Ofelia Olivero?
Born into slavery and invented peanut butter (along with 299 other uses for this plant)
Who is George Washington Carver?
This Peruvian-American astronaut logged 461 hours in outer space.
Who is Carlos Noriega?
This physicist and chemist was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize
Who was Marie Curie?
This swiss mathematician was a statistician and the person who first explained the mechanism under-lying the operation of the airplane
Who was Daniel Bernoulli?
This American pediatrician and educator was also a women's rights activist, and the first Latina President of the American Public Health Association
Who is Helen Rodriguez Trias?
Who is Gladys West?
The first african american woman to travel in space
Who is Mae Carol Jemison?
Who was Galileo?
This Argentine biochemist won the Nobel Prize for mapping out how the body metabolizes glucose.
Who was Luis Leloir?
This pioneering woman was the first African-American to graduate with a Masters Degree from the University of Hawai'i where she was also developed a treatment for leprosy and was the first female professor
Who was Alice Augusta Ball?
This aerospace engineer worked for the US Air Force and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In his spare time he invented the super soaker and the nerf gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
Also known as the 'human computer' at NASA this mathematician was a pioneer in the use of computers to power space flight
Who is Annie Easley
This highly influencial astrophysicist became the youngest director of the American Musum of Natural History
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
This German scientist was one of the first to study insects in their natural environment. She published her first book of caterpillar illustrations in 1679.
Who was Maria Sibylla Merian?
This Venezuelan physician and scientist developed a vaccine to prevent leprosy
Who is Jacinto Convit?
She was a leader at the National Institute of Health who helped to create the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Who is Kizzmekia Corbett?
The first black astronaut candidate who finally made it into space at the age of 90
Who is Ed Dwight?
This Libyan librarian and polymath was the first person to (accurately) calculate the Earth's circumference.
Who was Eratosthenes?