Scientists
The minds that decoded nature's laws.
records written
Modern era
Alexander Borodin
October 31, 1833 – February 15, 1887
Russian composer, doctor and chemist (1833–1887)
Early Modern era
John Smith
1798 – 1888
English botanist, first curator of Kew gardens (1798–1888)
Early Modern era
Mungo Park
September 11, 1771 – 1806
Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent
Early Modern era
John Franklin
April 16, 1786 – June 11, 1847
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
Modern era
Isabella Bird
October 15, 1831 – October 8, 1904
British traveler, writer, photographer and naturalist (1831–1904)
Modern era
Percy Fawcett
August 18, 1867 – 1925
British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925)
Modern era
Howard Carter
May 9, 1874 – March 2, 1939
British egyptologist (1874–1939)
Modern era
Louis Leakey
August 7, 1903 – October 1, 1972
Kenyan-British archaeologist and naturalist
Modern era
Mary Leakey
February 6, 1913 – December 9, 1996
British paleoanthropologist (1913-1996)
Modern era
Sylvia Earle
b. August 30, 1935
American oceanographer
Modern era
Alexandra David-Neel
October 24, 1868 – September 8, 1969
French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
Modern era
Millicent Fawcett
June 11, 1847 – August 5, 1929
English politician, writer, and activist (1847–1929)
Modern era
Andrei Sakharov
May 21, 1921 – December 14, 1989
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist (1921–1989)