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: Boyd, William Clouser to Byron, Augusta Ada.

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Boys, Charles Vernon, Sir (British physicist)
Bradley, James (English astronomer)
Bragg, William Henry, Sir (English physicist)
Bragg, William Lawrence, Sir (English physicist)
Brans, Carl Henry (American mathematical physicist)
Braun, Karl Ferdinand (German physicist)
Brewster, David, Sir (Scottish physicist & philosopher)
Bridgman, Percy Williams (American physicist)
Briggs, Henry (English mathematician)
Brockhouse, Bertram Neville (Canadian physicist)
Brodie, Bernard Beryl (American military leader)
Brouncker, William Viscount (English mathematician and experimental scientist)
Brown-Séquard, Charles-Edouard ((1922-1999) Blues Artist)
Brown, Herbert Charles ((1771–1810) American novelist & writer)
Brown, Michael Stuart (American geneticist)
Brown, Robert (Rock Artist)
Bruce, David, Sir (Australian physician and bacteriologist)
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom (English engineer & inventor)
Bruno, Giordano (Italian philosopher)
Buchner, Eduard (German chemist)
Buffon, Comte Georges Louis Leclerc de (French naturalist & writer)
Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm (Inventor / Chemist)
Burbank, Luther (Botanist / Inventor)
Burbidge, Eleanor Margaret (American-British astronomer)
Burnet, Frank Macfarlane, Sir (Australian physician)
Burnet, Thomas (English theologian & scientist)
Burt, Cyril Lodowic (English psychologist)
Byron, Augusta Ada (Scientist)