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: Occhialini, Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao to Oughtred, William.

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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Ochoa, Severo (Spanish–American biochemist)
Odling, William (British chemist)
Ohm, Georg Simon (German physicist)
Olah, George Andrew (Hungarian–American chemist)
Olbers, Heinrich (German astronomer)
Oldham, Richard Dixon (British seismologist and geologist)
Oliphant, Marcus Laurence Elwin (Australian physicist)
Omar Khayyam (Persian astronomer, mathematician, and poet)
Onsager, Lars (Norwegian–American chemist)
Oort, Jan Hendrik (Dutch astronomer)
Oppenheimer, Julius Robert (American physicist)
Osheroff, Douglas (American physicist)
Oughtred, William (English mathematician)