Scientists Pt.1
His work created over 400 marketable products
George Washington Carver
This scientist discovered what became known as the “Great Ocean Conveyor Belt”
Henry Stommel
DAILY DOUBLE
These two scientists were friends; one of them discovered energy was emitted with quanta, and the other published four landmark papers.
Max Planck and Albert Einstein
She discovered that an animal’s sex is decided by a particular X or Y chromosome
Nettie Stevens
This scientist study DNA, and learned its sequencing method.
Frederick Sanger
DAILY DOUBLE
These two scientists worked together to discover adult stem cells
James Till and Ernest McCulloch
This scientist found a cure to malaria using ancient Chinese medicine
Tu Youyou
This scientist was known for his invention of the angiogram
Antonio Egas Moniz
This scientist studied the transformation of one subatomic particle into others.
Yang Chen-Ning
Created the theory that black holes eventually evaporate
Stephen Hawking
Santiago Ramon Y Cajal
This scientist invented the Laserphaco Probe to remove cataracts precisely
Patricia Bath
This scientist discovered the relations between chimpanzees and humans.
Jane Goodall
This scientist drew highly abstract diagrams and made them look like charming squiggles
Richard Feynman
She was the first woman to fly into space
Valentina Tereshkova
This scientist created fractal geometry while working at IBM
Benoit Mandlebrot
He discovered how T-Cells can fight against cancer
Tak Wah Mak
Discovered the radio waves known as LGM-1
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
TRIPLE PLAY
These were the three scientists who contributed most towards the discovery of the structure of DNA.
Francis Crick, James Watson, and Rosalind Franklin
He discovered the World Wide Web
Time Berners-Lee
She discovered a new element known as radium
Marie Curie
This scientist this covered continental drift, and the fact that the earth once had one continent called Pangea.
Alfred Wegener
She was known for coining the term ”nuclear fission”
Lise Meitner
This scientist was known for “transforming our understanding of the atom”
Ernest Rutherford