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Famous Scientists

Albert Einstein's IQ

What Was Albert Einstein’s IQ?

The brilliant physicist was actually never tested, but that hasn't stopped some from estimating how he would have scored.

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They’ve Searched the Cosmos

Sir Isaac Newton

How Isaac Newton Changed Our World

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Annie Jump Cannon

Annie Jump Cannon

black and white sketch of benjamin banneker

Benjamin Banneker

portrait of marie curie

Marie Curie - Mini Biography

Marie Curie's work on radioactivity made her the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Curie's efforts led to the discovery of polonium and radium and the development of X-rays.

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Creators of our Digital World

Alan Turing

Alan Turing

katherine johnson smiling at the camera

Katherine Johnson

Larry Page

Larry Page

ada lovelace

Ada Lovelace

Inventors

george washington carver in suit and apron

George Washington Carver

Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur

dr patricia bath of laserphaco attends the tribeca disruptive innovation awards during the 2012 tribeca film festival at the nyu paulson auditorium

Patricia Bath

percy julian in a tuxedo smiling at the camera

Percy Julian

Evolutionary Scientists

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel

Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin

Mary Leakey

Mary Leakey

Famous Astronauts

Fred Haise, James Lovell and John Swigert Apollo 13

‘Apollo 13': The Real-Life Astronauts Portrayed in the Movie

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa

sally ride

Sally Ride

Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard

More Famous Scientists

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer

albert einstein looks at the camera with a neutral expression, he is wearing a wool coat

Albert Einstein

artemis ii crew

This Is the Crew of the Artemis II Mission

dr marilyn gaston smiles down at the camera while standing with her arms crossed, she wears a red suit jacket, gold hoop earrings, a gold necklace, and a gold bracelet, her short hair is styled with loose curls, and her makeup includes soft red lipstick, in the background on the right is dr gayle porter who also has short hair and is smiling while looking away from the camera

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