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Sérgio Mascarenhas de Oliveira (b. May 2, 1928, Rio de Janeiro) is a noted Brazilian experimental physicist, educator and scientific leader. Dr. Mascarenhas has been awarded the Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit in the categories of Commander (199
Elsie Widdowson CH CBE FRS (21 October 1906 – 14 June 2000), was a British dietitian. She and Dr Robert McCance were responsible for overseeing the government-mandated addition of vitamins to food and war-time rationing in Britain during World War
Dr. Maryanne Demasi is an Australian science reporter and presenter with ABC’s Catalyst.
Hong Gil Nam is a South Korean Scientist in the field of plant development and growth control. He has played a key role in establishing the theory that plant senescence is controlled by genetic programs. He also proposed the existence of a senescence
Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. After her medical
Leonard Susskind (born May 20, 1940) is the Felix Bloch professor of Theoretical physics at Stanford University, and director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. His research interests include string theory, quantum field theory, quant
Manuel Blum (Caracas, 26 April 1938) is a Venezuelan computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1995 “In recognition of his contributions to the foundations of computational complexity theory and its application to cryptography and program c
Jameel Sadik “Jim” Al-Khalili OBE (born 20 September 1962) is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is currently Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Sur
Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich (Russian: Юрий Александрович Сенкевич) (March 4, 1937 in Choibalsan, Mongolia – September 25, 2003 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet doctor, and scientist. He is a Candidate of Sciences. He becam
Dr. Alfred Alexander (1880–1950) was the President of the Berlin Association of Doctors during the 1930s. He was a leading researcher into the cure for leukemia. One of his patients was Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick. In 1935 he and his family fled Nazi Ger
George Hornidge Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham OM PRS (6 December 1920 – 31 August 2002) was a British chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967.
John Herbert Humphrey CBE FRS FRCP (16 December 1915 – 25 December 1987) was a British bacteriologist and immunologist.