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Dictionary of Scientists


Here are authoritative and up-to-date biographies of the world's scientists, from ancient times to the cutting edge. All areas of science are represented, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, plus key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology.
On this page: Waage, Peter to Willstätter, Richard.

Title Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
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Wagner-Jauregg, Julius (Austrian physician)
Waksman, Selman Abraham (American microbiologist)
Wald, George (Chemistry)
Walker, John Ernest (American statesman/stateswoman)
Wallis, John (English mathematician)
Warburg, Otto Heinrich (German anatomist)
Wassermann, August von (German physician & microbiologist)
Watson, William, Sir (English poet)
Weber, Ernst Heinrich (German anatomist)
Weber, Wilhelm Eduard (German physicist)
Weierstrass, Karl Wilhelm Theodor (German mathematician)
Weinberg, Steven (American physicist)
Weller, Thomas Huckle (American microbiologist & physician)
Werner, Abraham Gottlob (German geologist)
West, Harold Dadford (Jazz Artist, '80s)
Wheatstone, Charles, Sir (English physicist & inventor)
Wheeler, John Archibald (American physicist & educator)
Whipple, Fred Lawrence (American astronomer)
Whipple, George Hoyt (American physician)
Whiston, William (English theologian & mathematician)
Whitehead, Alfred North (Mathematician/Philosopher)
Whittle, Frank, Sir (English aviator)
Wieland, Heinrich Otto (German chemist)
Wiener, Norbert (American mathematician & computer scientist)
Wieschaus, Eric (American geneticist & biologist)
Wiesel, Torsten Nils (Swedish anatomist)
Wigner, Eugene Paul (American-Hungarian physicist)
Wilkes, Maurice Vincent (British mathematician)
Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick (British biologist & physicist)
Wilkinson, Geoffrey, Sir (English chemist)
Williams, Robert R. (American chemist)
Williams, Robley Cook (American biophysicist)
Willstätter, Richard (German chemist)