Founder of Meson Theory Hideki Ogawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, on January 23, 1907. His grandfather began acquainting the child with both...
Category : Researchers
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Developer of Radioimmunoassay Rosalyn Sussman was born on July 19, 1921, in New York City to a second generation immigrant family in...
Chien Shiung Wu
Demonstrator of Non Conservation of Parity Wu was born in Liu Ho (near Shanghai), China, in May 1912 (although some sources say 1915,...
Alfred Lothar Wegener
Developer of Law of Continental Drift Wegener was born in Berlin in 1880, the son of a clergyman who ran an orphanage. He was an...
John Von Neumann
Early Computer Designer; Developer of Game Theory Von Neumann was born in Budapest, Hungary, on December 28,1903. While in school his...
Alexander Von Humboldt
Early Pioneer of Ecological Concepts He was also partly responsible for the transformation of science from a hobby of the wealthy to a...
Georg Von Békésy
Discoverer of the Physiology of Hearing Von Békésy was born in Budapest, Hungary, on June 3, 1899. His father was in the diplomatic...
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Pioneer Researcher in Modern Optics Raman was born on November 7, 1888, in Trichinopoly (now Tiruchirapalli), India. His father, a...
Joseph Priestley
Discoverer of Oxygen Priestley was born on March 13, 1733, near Leeds, England. Orphaned while young, he lived with his aunt who enrolled...