Facts on National Medal of Science laureates
Linus Pauling
Was an American chemist, bio-chemist, author, educator and peace-activist.
10 facts about Linus PaulingJames Watson
Is an American geneticist and biophysicist who was noted for the discovery of the molecular structure of DNA.
10 facts about James WatsonRichard Feynman
Was an American Theoretical Physicist known for his contributions to the development of quantum electro dynamics.
10 facts about Richard FeynmanHans Bethe
Was a German-born American theoretical physicist who is credited as one fo the founders of quantum physics.
10 facts about Hans BetheErnst Mayr
Was a biologist from Germany known best for his work in evolution and his influential work in the history of science.
10 facts about Ernst MayrTheodosius Dobzhansky
Was an esteemed biologist who worked in the fields of genetics and evolution with many contributions to the world of science.
10 facts about Theodosius DobzhanskyGeorge Gaylord Simpson
was an American paleontologist.
10 facts about George Gaylord SimpsonLynn Margulis
was an American biologist and University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
10 facts about Lynn MargulisEdward O. Wilson
Was an American biologist often called the “father of biodiversity” or “socio-biology” for discovering hundreds of new insect species.
10 facts about Edward O. WilsonGertrude Belle Elion
Was an American pharmacologist and biochemist who was famous for her scientific discovery of drugs to treat leukemia and herpes and to prevent the rejection of kidney transplants.
10 facts about Gertrude Belle ElionEdward Teller
Was a Hungarian-born American nuclear physicist who was instrumental in the production of the first atomic bomb as well as the world’s first thermonuclear weapon, Hydrogen bomb.
10 facts about Edward TellerB. F. Skinner
Was an American psychologist, philosopher, scientists and poet known for inventing the operant condition chamber and for his own experimental analysis of behavior.
10 facts about B. F. SkinnerArnold Orville Beckman
Arnold Orville Beckman was an American industrialist, investor, inventor, chemist, and philanthropist
10 facts about Arnold Orville BeckmanBarbara McClintock
was an American scientist and the 1983 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
10 facts about Barbara McClintockEdwin Herbert Land
was an American scientist and inventor
10 facts about Edwin Herbert LandErwin Chargaff
was an Austrian biochemist.
10 facts about Erwin ChargaffRita Levi-Montalcini
An Italian neurologist.
10 facts about Rita Levi-MontalciniWernher Von Braun
A German rocket engineer and space architect.
10 facts about Wernher Von Braun