🔬 Scientist of the Day

⚛️ Scientist of the Day 🔬

Honouring the Legends of Science – 08 January

The Scientist of the Day series highlights great scientists whose birth anniversaries or death anniversaries fall on the current date. This initiative aims to inspire students, educators, and science enthusiasts by remembering the lives, discoveries, and lasting impact of scientific minds that shaped our understanding of the universe.

🌟 Scientists of the Day – 08 January

🎂 Stephen Hawking

Born: January 8, 1942
Died: March 14, 2018

Scientists of the Day - 🎂 Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was one of the most influential theoretical physicists of the modern era. Despite living with ALS for most of his life, he made groundbreaking contributions to cosmology, particularly in the study of black holes and the nature of time. His work helped bridge general relativity and quantum mechanics, and his books brought complex science to the general public.

💐 Galileo Galilei

Born: February 15, 1564
Died: January 8, 1642

Remembering - 💐 Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei is regarded as the father of modern science. He revolutionized astronomy through telescopic observations and laid the foundations of experimental physics. His support of the heliocentric model challenged long-held beliefs and transformed scientific methodology forever.

SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – JANUARY (1–31):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Jan 01Isaac AsimovJan 2, 1920 – Apr 6, 1992Death AnniversaryScience communication, robotics laws, science fiction popularization
Jan 02Isaac AsimovJan 2, 1920 – Apr 6, 1992BirthdayScience writing, biochemistry, robotics ethics
Jan 03J.R.R. TolkienJan 3, 1892 – Sep 2, 1973BirthdayLinguistics, mythology, literary science
Jan 04Louis BrailleJan 4, 1809 – Jan 6, 1852BirthdayBraille writing system
Jan 05Umberto EcoJan 5, 1932 – Feb 19, 2016BirthdaySemiotics, philosophy of science
Jan 06Louis BrailleJan 4, 1809 – Jan 6, 1852Death Anniversary  Assistive communication science
Jan 07Nicolas StenoJan 11, 1638 – Jan 25, 1686Scientific Legacy DayStratigraphy, geology foundations
Jan 08Stephen HawkingJan 8, 1942 – Mar 14, 2018BirthdayBlack hole radiation, cosmology
Jan 08Galileo GalileiFeb 15, 1564 – Jan 8, 1642Death AnniversaryAstronomy, heliocentrism, scientific method
Jan 09Simone de BeauvoirJan 9, 1908 – Apr 14, 1986BirthdayPhilosophy, social sciences
Jan 10George ForesterJan 10, 1754 – Apr 11, 1794BirthdayNatural sciences, botany
Jan 11William JamesJan 11, 1842 – Aug 26, 1910BirthdayPsychology, philosophy
Jan 12John HancockJan 12, 1737 – Oct 8, 1793Scientific Policy InfluenceScientific administration
Jan 13Alfred Russel WallaceJan 8, 1823 – Nov 7, 1913Scientific Contribution DayNatural selection theory
Jan 14Alfred TarskiJan 14, 1901 – Oct 26, 1983BirthdayLogic, mathematics
Jan 15Martin Luther King Jr.Jan 15, 1929 – Apr 4, 1968Scientific Social ImpactSocial science, ethics
Jan 16Isaac NewtonJan 4, 1643 – Mar 31, 1727Scientific Influence DayClassical mechanics
Jan 17Benjamin FranklinJan 17, 1706 – Apr 17, 1790BirthdayElectricity, polymath
Jan 18MontesquieuJan 18, 1689 – Feb 10, 1755BirthdayPolitical science
Jan 19Edgar Allan PoeJan 19, 1809 – Oct 7, 1849BirthdayPsychology, logic in literature
Jan 20Edwin HubbleNov 20, 1889 – Sep 28, 1953Scientific Recognition DayExpanding universe
Jan 21Christian DopplerNov 29, 1803 – Mar 17, 1853Scientific Concept DayDoppler effect
Jan 22Francis BaconJan 22, 1561 – Apr 9, 1626BirthdayScientific method
Jan 23John BardeenMay 23, 1908 – Jan 30, 1991Scientific LegacySemiconductor physics
Jan 24Ernst MayrJul 5, 1904 – Feb 3, 2005Evolutionary Biology DayModern synthesis
Jan 25Robert BoyleJan 25, 1627 – Dec 31, 1691BirthdayGas laws, chemistry
Jan 26Wolfgang PauliApr 25, 1900 – Dec 15, 1958Scientific Principle DayPauli exclusion principle
Jan 27Lewis CarrollJan 27, 1832 – Jan 14, 1898BirthdayLogic, mathematics
Jan 28Thomas AquinasJan 28, 1225 – Mar 7, 1274BirthdayPhilosophy, natural theology
Jan 29W.C. RöntgenMar 27, 1845 – Feb 10, 1923Scientific Discovery DayX-rays
Jan 30Franklin Chang-DiazApr 5, 1950 – PresentBirthdaySpace science
Jan 31Marie CurieNov 7, 1867 – Jul 4, 1934Scientific Influence DayRadioactivity


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – FEBRUARY (1–29):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Feb 01Boris YeltsinFeb 1, 1931 – Apr 23, 2007BirthdayPolitical science, governance
Feb 02James JoyceFeb 2, 1882 – Jan 13, 1941BirthdayCognitive psychology via literature
Feb 03Felix KleinApr 25, 1849 – Jun 22, 1925Death AnniversaryGeometry, group theory
Feb 04Charles LindberghFeb 4, 1902 – Aug 26, 1974BirthdayAviation science
Feb 05Hannes AlfvénMay 30, 1908 – Apr 2, 1995Death AnniversaryPlasma physics
Feb 06Ronald ReaganFeb 6, 1911 – Jun 5, 2004BirthdayScience policy
Feb 07Dmitri MendeleevFeb 8, 1834 – Feb 2, 1907Scientific LegacyPeriodic table
Feb 08Jules VerneFeb 8, 1828 – Mar 24, 1905BirthdayScience fiction, futurism
Feb 09Thomas EdisonFeb 11, 1847 – Oct 18, 1931Scientific ImpactElectrical inventions
Feb 10Wilhelm RöntgenMar 27, 1845 – Feb 10, 1923Death AnniversaryX-rays
Feb 11Thomas EdisonFeb 11, 1847 – Oct 18, 1931BirthdayApplied physics
Feb 12Charles DarwinFeb 12, 1809 – Apr 19, 1882BirthdayEvolution by natural selection
Feb 13Galileo FerrarisOct 31, 1847 – Feb 7, 1897Scientific ContributionAC motor
Feb 14Frederick BantingNov 14, 1891 – Feb 21, 1941Scientific ImpactInsulin
Feb 15Galileo GalileiFeb 15, 1564 – Jan 8, 1642BirthdayAstronomy, scientific method
Feb 16Francis GaltonFeb 16, 1822 – Jan 17, 1911BirthdayStatistics, heredity
Feb 17Michael FaradaySep 22, 1791 – Aug 25, 1867Scientific LegacyElectromagnetism
Feb 18Alessandro VoltaFeb 18, 1745 – Mar 5, 1827BirthdayElectric battery
Feb 19Nicolaus CopernicusFeb 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543BirthdayHeliocentric model
Feb 20John GlennJul 18, 1921 – Dec 8, 2016BirthdaySpace science
Feb 21Howard FloreySep 24, 1898 – Feb 21, 1968Death AnniversaryPenicillin
Feb 22Heinrich HertzFeb 22, 1857 – Jan 1, 1894BirthdayElectromagnetic waves
Feb 23Samuel MorseApr 27, 1791 – Apr 2, 1872Scientific ImpactTelegraphy
Feb 24Wilhelm GrimmFeb 24, 1786 – Dec 16, 1859BirthdayLinguistics
Feb 25Pierre-Auguste RenoirFeb 25, 1841 – Dec 3, 1919BirthdayVisual science (perception)
Feb 26Victor HugoFeb 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885BirthdaySocial sciences
Feb 27John SteinbeckFeb 27, 1902 – Dec 20, 1968BirthdaySocial sciences
Feb 28Linus PaulingFeb 28, 1901 – Aug 19, 1994BirthdayChemical bonding
Feb 29Gioachino RossiniFeb 29, 1792 – Nov 13, 1868BirthdayAcoustics


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – MARCH (1–31):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Mar 01Glenn T. SeaborgApr 19, 1912 – Feb 25, 1999Scientific LegacyActinides
Mar 02Maurice WilkinsDec 15, 1916 – Oct 5, 2004Scientific ImpactDNA structure
Mar 03Alexander Graham BellMar 3, 1847 – Aug 2, 1922BirthdayTelephone
Mar 04Louis PasteurDec 27, 1822 – Sep 28, 1895Scientific ImpactGerm theory
Mar 05Alessandro VoltaFeb 18, 1745 – Mar 5, 1827Death AnniversaryBattery
Mar 06MichelangeloMar 6, 1475 – Feb 18, 1564BirthdayAnatomy studies
Mar 07Thomas AquinasJan 28, 1225 – Mar 7, 1274Death AnniversaryNatural philosophy
Mar 08Alan Hale1958 – PresentBirthdayComet discovery
Mar 09Amerigo VespucciMar 9, 1454 – Feb 22, 1512BirthdayGeography
Mar 10Samuel HahnemannApr 10, 1755 – Jul 2, 1843Scientific ImpactHomeopathy
Mar 11Vannevar BushMar 11, 1890 – Jun 28, 1974BirthdayScience policy
Mar 12Wernher von BraunMar 23, 1912 – Jun 16, 1977Scientific ImpactRocketry
Mar 13Percival LowellMar 13, 1855 – Nov 12, 1916BirthdayPlanetary science
Mar 14Albert EinsteinMar 14, 1879 – Apr 18, 1955BirthdayRelativity
Mar 15John DaltonSep 6, 1766 – Jul 27, 1844Scientific ImpactAtomic theory
Mar 16James WattJan 19, 1736 – Aug 25, 1819Scientific ImpactSteam engine
Mar 17Christian DopplerNov 29, 1803 – Mar 17, 1853Death AnniversaryDoppler effect
Mar 18Rudolf DieselMar 18, 1858 – Sep 29, 1913BirthdayDiesel engine
Mar 19David LivingstoneMar 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873BirthdayGeography
Mar 20Frederick TaylorMar 20, 1856 – Mar 21, 1915BirthdayScientific management
Mar 21Johann BachMar 21, 1685 – Jul 28, 1750BirthdayAcoustics
Mar 22Werner von SiemensDec 13, 1816 – Dec 6, 1892Scientific ImpactElectrical engineering
Mar 23Wernher von BraunMar 23, 1912 – Jun 16, 1977BirthdaySpaceflight
Mar 24Jules VerneFeb 8, 1828 – Mar 24, 1905Death AnniversaryScience fiction
Mar 25Igor SikorskyMay 25, 1889 – Oct 26, 1972Scientific ImpactHelicopters
Mar 26Leonard EulerApr 15, 1707 – Sep 18, 1783Scientific ImpactMathematics
Mar 27Wilhelm RöntgenMar 27, 1845 – Feb 10, 1923BirthdayX-rays
Mar 28John SmeatonJun 8, 1724 – Oct 28, 1792Scientific ImpactCivil engineering
Mar 29John TylerMar 29, 1790 – Jan 18, 1862Scientific Policy
Mar 30Vincent van GoghMar 30, 1853 – Jul 29, 1890BirthdayNeuroscience of art
Mar 31 René DescartesMar 31, 1596 – Feb 11, 1650BirthdayAnalytical geometry


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – APRIL (1–30):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Apr 01Otto HahnMar 8, 1879 – Jul 28, 1968Scientific ImpactNuclear fission
Apr 02Hans Christian ØrstedAug 14, 1777 – Mar 9, 1851Scientific ImpactElectromagnetism
Apr 03Jane GoodallApr 3, 1934 – PresentBirthdayPrimatology
Apr 04Isaac NewtonJan 4, 1643 – Mar 31, 1727Scientific LegacyClassical mechanics
Apr 05Franklin Chang-DiazApr 5, 1950 – PresentBirthdaySpace science
Apr 06Isaac AsimovJan 2, 1920 – Apr 6, 1992Death AnniversaryScience communication
Apr 07Henry FordJul 30, 1863 – Apr 7, 1947Death AnniversaryIndustrial engineering
Apr 08Erwin SchrödingerAug 12, 1887 – Jan 4, 1961Scientific ImpactWave mechanics
Apr 09Francis BaconJan 22, 1561 – Apr 9, 1626Death AnniversaryScientific method
Apr 10Samuel HahnemannApr 10, 1755 – Jul 2, 1843BirthdayMedical science
Apr 11Richard TrevithickApr 13, 1771 – Apr 22, 1833Scientific ImpactSteam locomotion
Apr 12Yuri GagarinMar 9, 1934 – Mar 27, 1968Space LegacyFirst human in space
Apr 13Thomas JeffersonApr 13, 1743 – Jul 4, 1826Scientific InfluenceScience patronage
Apr 14Christiaan HuygensApr 14, 1629 – Jul 8, 1695BirthdayOptics
Apr 15Leonardo da VinciApr 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519BirthdayAnatomy, engineering
Apr 16Wilbur WrightApr 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912BirthdayAviation
Apr 17Benjamin FranklinJan 17, 1706 – Apr 17, 1790Death AnniversaryElectricity
Apr 18Albert EinsteinMar 14, 1879 – Apr 18, 1955Death AnniversaryRelativity
Apr 19Charles DarwinFeb 12, 1809 – Apr 19, 1882Death AnniversaryEvolution
Apr 20Marie CurieNov 7, 1867 – Jul 4, 1934Scientific LegacyRadioactivity
Apr 21Max WeberApr 21, 1864 – Jun 14, 1920BirthdaySocial sciences
Apr 22Earth Day—Scientific AwarenessEnvironmental science
Apr 23Max PlanckApr 23, 1858 – Oct 4, 1947BirthdayQuantum theory
Apr 24Wilhelm WundtAug 16, 1832 – Aug 31, 1920Scientific ImpactExperimental psychology
Apr 25Wolfgang PauliApr 25, 1900 – Dec 15, 1958BirthdayQuantum physics
Apr 26Charles RichterApr 26, 1900 – Sep 30, 1985BirthdaySeismology
Apr 27Samuel MorseApr 27, 1791 – Apr 2, 1872BirthdayTelegraph
Apr 28Kurt GödelApr 28, 1906 – Jan 14, 1978BirthdayLogic
Apr 29Alfred HitchcockAug 13, 1899 – Apr 29, 1980Death AnniversaryCognitive psychology
Apr 30Carl Friedrich GaussApr 30, 1777 – Feb 23, 1855BirthdayMathematics


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – MAY (1–31):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
May 01Joseph PriestleyMar 13, 1733 – Feb 6, 1804Scientific LegacyOxygen
May 02Leonardo da VinciApr 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519Death AnniversaryMultidisciplinary science
May 03Golda MeirMay 3, 1898 – Dec 8, 1978Scientific Policy
May 04Carl LinnaeusMay 23, 1707 – Jan 10, 1778Scientific ImpactTaxonomy
May 05Søren KierkegaardMay 5, 1813 – Nov 11, 1855BirthdayPhilosophy
May 06Sigmund FreudMay 6, 1856 – Sep 23, 1939BirthdayPsychoanalysis
May 07Marie CurieNov 7, 1867 – Jul 4, 1934Scientific Legacy
May 08Edward JennerMay 17, 1749 – Jan 26, 1823Medical scienceVaccination
May 09Howard CarterMay 9, 1874 – Mar 2, 1939BirthdayArchaeology
May 10Dennis RitchieSep 9, 1941 – Oct 12, 2011Scientific ImpactC programming
May 11Salvador DalíMay 11, 1904 – Jan 23, 1989BirthdayCognitive art
May 12Florence NightingaleMay 12, 1820 – Aug 13, 1910BirthdayNursing science
May 13James Clerk MaxwellJun 13, 1831 – Nov 5, 1879Scientific ImpactElectromagnetism
May 14George LucasMay 14, 1944 – PresentBirthdayScience storytelling
May 15Pierre CurieMay 15, 1859 – Apr 19, 1906BirthdayRadioactivity
May 16Maria Gaetana AgnesiMay 16, 1718 – Jan 9, 1799BirthdayMathematics
May 17Edward JennerMay 17, 1749 – Jan 26, 1823BirthdayVaccines
May 18Omar KhayyamMay 18, 1048 – Dec 4, 1131BirthdayAlgebra
May 19Grace HopperDec 9, 1906 – Jan 1, 1992Scientific ImpactComputer science
May 20Sadi CarnotJun 1, 1796 – Aug 24, 1832Scientific ImpactThermodynamics
May 21Andrei SakharovMay 21, 1921 – Dec 14, 1989BirthdayNuclear physics
May 22Victor HugoFeb 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885Death AnniversarySocial sciences
May 23John BardeenMay 23, 1908 – Jan 30, 1991BirthdaySolid-state physics
May 24Nicolaus CopernicusFeb 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543Death AnniversaryHeliocentrism
May 25Igor SikorskyMay 25, 1889 – Oct 26, 1972BirthdayAviation
May 26Miles DavisMay 26, 1926 – Sep 28, 1991BirthdayAcoustics
May 27Rachel CarsonMay 27, 1907 – Apr 14, 1964BirthdayEnvironmental science
May 28Ian FlemingMay 28, 1908 – Aug 12, 1964BirthdayScience fiction
May 29John F. KennedyMay 29, 1917 – Nov 22, 1963Science policy
May 30Hannes AlfvénMay 30, 1908 – Apr 2, 1995BirthdayPlasma physics
May 31Clint EastwoodMay 31, 1930 – PresentBirthdayCognitive psychology


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – JUNE (1–30):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Jun 01Sadi CarnotJun 1, 1796 – Aug 24, 1832BirthdayThermodynamics
Jun 02Werner HeisenbergDec 5, 1901 – Feb 1, 1976Scientific ImpactUncertainty principle
Jun 03Thomas HardyJun 2, 1840 – Jan 11, 1928BirthdaySocial sciences
Jun 04George StephensonJun 9, 1781 – Aug 12, 1848Scientific ImpactRailways
Jun 05Josephine CochraneMar 8, 1839 – Aug 3, 1913Scientific ImpactDishwasher
Jun 06Nikola TeslaJul 10, 1856 – Jan 7, 1943Scientific LegacyAC electricity
Jun 07Alan TuringJun 23, 1912 – Jun 7, 1954Death AnniversaryComputing
Jun 08John SmeatonJun 8, 1724 – Oct 28, 1792BirthdayCivil engineering
Jun 09George StephensonJun 9, 1781 – Aug 12, 1848BirthdayLocomotives
Jun 10Gustave EiffelDec 15, 1832 – Dec 27, 1923Scientific ImpactStructural engineering
Jun 11Jacques CousteauJun 11, 1910 – Jun 25, 1997BirthdayOceanography
Jun 12Anne FrankJun 12, 1929 – Feb 1945BirthdaySocial sciences
Jun 13James Clerk MaxwellJun 13, 1831 – Nov 5, 1879BirthdayElectromagnetism
Jun 14Max WeberApr 21, 1864 – Jun 14, 1920Death AnniversarySociology
Jun 15Helen KellerJun 27, 1880 – Jun 1, 1968Scientific InspirationDisability science
Jun 16Wernher von BraunMar 23, 1912 – Jun 16, 1977Death AnniversaryRocket science
Jun 17Charles GoodyearDec 29, 1800 – Jul 1, 1860Scientific ImpactVulcanization
Jun 18Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – Jul 23, 2012Scientific ImpactSpace science
Jun 19Blaise PascalJun 19, 1623 – Aug 19, 1662BirthdayProbability
Jun 20Erwin SchrödingerAug 12, 1887 – Jan 4, 1961Scientific ImpactQuantum mechanics
Jun 21Jean-Paul SartreJun 21, 1905 – Apr 15, 1980BirthdayPhilosophy
Jun 22Meryl StreepJun 22, 1949 – PresentCognitive psychology
Jun 23Alan TuringJun 23, 1912 – Jun 7, 1954BirthdayComputer science
Jun 24Ambrose FlemingNov 29, 1849 – Apr 18, 1945Scientific ImpactVacuum tube
Jun 25George OrwellJun 25, 1903 – Jan 21, 1950BirthdayPolitical science
Jun 26Charles MessierJun 26, 1730 – Apr 12, 1817BirthdayAstronomy
Jun 27Helen KellerJun 27, 1880 – Jun 1, 1968BirthdayDisability studies
Jun 28Vannevar BushMar 11, 1890 – Jun 28, 1974Death AnniversaryScience policy
Jun 29Antoine LavoisierAug 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794Scientific ImpactModern chemistry
Jun 30Thomas EdisonFeb 11, 1847 – Oct 18, 1931Scientific LegacyInventions


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – JULY (1–31):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Jul 01George CayleyDec 27, 1773 – Dec 15, 1857Scientific ImpactAerodynamics
Jul 02Samuel HahnemannApr 10, 1755 – Jul 2, 1843Death AnniversaryMedical science
Jul 03Franz KafkaJul 3, 1883 – Jun 3, 1924BirthdayPsychology
Jul 04Marie CurieNov 7, 1867 – Jul 4, 1934Death AnniversaryRadioactivity
Jul 05Ernst MayrJul 5, 1904 – Feb 3, 2005BirthdayEvolutionary biology
Jul 06Frida KahloJul 6, 1907 – Jul 13, 1954BirthdayNeuropsychology
Jul 07Nikola TeslaJul 10, 1856 – Jan 7, 1943Scientific ImpactElectrical engineering
Jul 08John D. RockefellerJul 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937Science patronage
Jul 09Nikola TeslaJul 10, 1856 – Jan 7, 1943Scientific LegacyAC systems
Jul 10Nikola TeslaJul 10, 1856 – Jan 7, 1943BirthdayElectrical engineering
Jul 11James Abbott McNeill WhistlerJul 11, 1834 – Jul 17, 1903BirthdayVisual perception
Jul 12Henry David ThoreauJul 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862BirthdayEnvironmental science
Jul 13Frida KahloJul 6, 1907 – Jul 13, 1954Death Anniversary
Jul 14Gustav KlimtJul 14, 1862 – Feb 6, 1918BirthdayVisual perception
Jul 15RembrandtJul 15, 1606 – Oct 4, 1669BirthdayLight studies
Jul 16Joseph FourierMar 21, 1768 – May 16, 1830Scientific ImpactHeat transfer
Jul 17John GlennJul 18, 1921 – Dec 8, 2016Scientific ImpactSpaceflight
Jul 18John GlennJul 18, 1921 – Dec 8, 2016BirthdaySpace science
Jul 19Edgar DegasJul 19, 1834 – Sep 27, 1917BirthdayMotion studies
Jul 20Apollo 11—Scientific MilestoneMoon landing
Jul 21Ernest HemingwayJul 21, 1899 – Jul 2, 1961BirthdayCognitive sciences
Jul 22Alexander von HumboldtSep 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859Scientific ImpactGeography
Jul 23Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – Jul 23, 2012Death AnniversarySpace science
Jul 24Hiram MaximFeb 4, 1840 – Nov 24, 1916Scientific ImpactEngineering
Jul 25Rosalind FranklinJul 25, 1920 – Apr 16, 1958BirthdayDNA structure
Jul 26Aldous HuxleyJul 26, 1894 – Nov 22, 1963BirthdayNeuroscience
Jul 27John DaltonSep 6, 1766 – Jul 27, 1844Death AnniversaryAtomic theory
Jul 28Otto HahnMar 8, 1879 – Jul 28, 1968Death AnniversaryNuclear fission
Jul 29Vincent van GoghMar 30, 1853 – Jul 29, 1890Death Anniversary
Jul 30Henry FordJul 30, 1863 – Apr 7, 1947BirthdayIndustrial science
Jul 31J.K. RowlingJul 31, 1965 – PresentBirthdayScience literacy


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – AUGUST (1–31):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Aug 01Francis Scott KeyAug 1, 1779 – Jan 11, 1843BirthdayCognitive sciences
Aug 02Alexander Graham BellMar 3, 1847 – Aug 2, 1922Death AnniversaryTelephone
Aug 03Josephine CochraneMar 8, 1839 – Aug 3, 1913Death AnniversaryHousehold engineering
Aug 04Louis ArmstrongAug 4, 1901 – Jul 6, 1971BirthdayAcoustics
Aug 05Neil ArmstrongAug 5, 1930 – Aug 25, 2012BirthdaySpace exploration
Aug 06Alexander FlemingAug 6, 1881 – Mar 11, 1955BirthdayAntibiotics
Aug 07Rabindranath TagoreMay 7, 1861 – Aug 7, 1941Death AnniversaryCognitive sciences
Aug 08Roger FedererAug 8, 1981 – PresentBirthdaySports science
Aug 09Thomas EdisonFeb 11, 1847 – Oct 18, 1931Scientific LegacyInventions
Aug 10Herbert HooverAug 10, 1874 – Oct 20, 1964Scientific policy
Aug 11Enid BlytonAug 11, 1897 – Nov 28, 1968BirthdayEducational science
Aug 12Erwin SchrödingerAug 12, 1887 – Jan 4, 1961BirthdayQuantum mechanics
Aug 13Florence NightingaleMay 12, 1820 – Aug 13, 1910Death AnniversaryNursing science
Aug 14Hans Christian ØrstedAug 14, 1777 – Mar 9, 1851BirthdayElectromagnetism
Aug 15Napoleon BonaparteAug 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821Scientific administration
Aug 16Wilhelm WundtAug 16, 1832 – Aug 31, 1920BirthdayPsychology
Aug 17Orville WrightAug 19, 1871 – Jan 30, 1948Scientific ImpactAviation
Aug 18Galileo FerrarisOct 31, 1847 – Feb 7, 1897Scientific LegacyAC motors
Aug 19Blaise PascalJun 19, 1623 – Aug 19, 1662Death AnniversaryProbability
Aug 20H. P. LovecraftAug 20, 1890 – Mar 15, 1937BirthdayCognitive science
Aug 21Claude ShannonApr 30, 1916 – Feb 24, 2001Scientific ImpactInformation theory
Aug 22Ray BradburyAug 22, 1920 – Jun 5, 2012BirthdayFuturism
Aug 23Gene KellyAug 23, 1912 – Feb 2, 1996BirthdayMotion science
Aug 24Sadi CarnotJun 1, 1796 – Aug 24, 1832Death AnniversaryThermodynamics
Aug 25Michael FaradaySep 22, 1791 – Aug 25, 1867Death AnniversaryElectromagnetism
Aug 26Antoine LavoisierAug 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794BirthdayModern chemistry
Aug 27Lyndon B. JohnsonAug 27, 1908 – Jan 22, 1973Science policy
Aug 28Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAug 28, 1749 – Mar 22, 1832BirthdayColor theory
Aug 29Charlie ParkerAug 29, 1920 – Mar 12, 1955BirthdayAcoustics
Aug 30Mary ShelleyAug 30, 1797 – Feb 1, 1851BirthdayScience fiction
Aug 31Maria MontessoriAug 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952BirthdayEducational science


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – SEPTEMBER (1–30):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Sep 01William Stanley JevonsSep 1, 1835 – Aug 13, 1882BirthdayLogic
Sep 02J.R.R. TolkienJan 3, 1892 – Sep 2, 1973Death AnniversaryLinguistics
Sep 03John DaltonSep 6, 1766 – Jul 27, 1844Scientific LegacyAtomic theory
Sep 04Max DelbrückSep 4, 1906 – Mar 9, 1981BirthdayMolecular biology
Sep 05Louis SullivanSep 3, 1856 – Apr 14, 1924Scientific ImpactStructural design
Sep 06John DaltonSep 6, 1766 – Jul 27, 1844BirthdayAtomic theory
Sep 07Queen Elizabeth ISep 7, 1533 – Mar 24, 1603Scientific patronage
Sep 08Star TrekSep 8, 1966Scientific InspirationTechnology vision
Sep 09Leo TolstoySep 9, 1828 – Nov 20, 1910BirthdaySocial sciences
Sep 10Arnold PalmerSep 10, 1929 – Sep 25, 2016Sports science
Sep 11James JeansSep 11, 1877 – Sep 16, 1946BirthdayAstrophysics
Sep 12Richard WrightSep 4, 1908 – Nov 28, 1960BirthdaySocial sciences
Sep 13Michael FaradaySep 22, 1791 – Aug 25, 1867Scientific Legacy
Sep 14Alexander von HumboldtSep 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859BirthdayGeography
Sep 15Agatha ChristieSep 15, 1890 – Jan 12, 1976BirthdayCognitive psychology
Sep 16James JeansSep 11, 1877 – Sep 16, 1946Death AnniversaryAstrophysics
Sep 17Bernhard RiemannSep 17, 1826 – Jul 20, 1866BirthdayGeometry
Sep 18Leonard EulerApr 15, 1707 – Sep 18, 1783Death AnniversaryMathematics
Sep 19Adam WestSep 19, 1928 – Jun 9, 2017BirthdayCognitive psychology
Sep 20Upton SinclairSep 20, 1878 – Nov 25, 1968BirthdaySocial sciences
Sep 21H.G. WellsSep 21, 1866 – Aug 13, 1946BirthdayFuturism
Sep 22Michael FaradaySep 22, 1791 – Aug 25, 1867BirthdayElectromagnetism
Sep 23Ray CharlesSep 23, 1930 – Jun 10, 2004BirthdayAcoustics
Sep 24Howard FloreySep 24, 1898 – Feb 21, 1968BirthdayPenicillin
Sep 25William FaulknerSep 25, 1897 – Jul 6, 1962BirthdayCognitive psychology
Sep 26Martin HeideggerSep 26, 1889 – May 26, 1976BirthdayPhilosophy
Sep 27Johannes KeplerDec 27, 1571 – Nov 15, 1630Scientific LegacyPlanetary motion
Sep 28Edwin HubbleNov 20, 1889 – Sep 28, 1953Death AnniversaryExpanding universe
Sep 29Rudolf DieselMar 18, 1858 – Sep 29, 1913Death AnniversaryDiesel engine
Sep 30Jean-Marie LehnSep 30, 1939 – PresentBirthdaySupramolecular chemistry


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – OCTOBER (1–31):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Oct 01Louis PasteurDec 27, 1822 – Sep 28, 1895Scientific LegacyMicrobiology
Oct 02Mahatma GandhiOct 2, 1869 – Jan 30, 1948Scientific ethics
Oct 03Karl PopperJul 28, 1902 – Sep 17, 1994Scientific philosophy
Oct 04Rutherford B. HayesOct 4, 1822 – Jan 17, 1893Scientific policy
Oct 05Steve JobsFeb 24, 1955 – Oct 5, 2011Death AnniversaryTechnology design
Oct 06Thor HeyerdahlOct 6, 1914 – Apr 18, 2002BirthdayAnthropology
Oct 07Niels BohrOct 7, 1885 – Nov 18, 1962BirthdayAtomic structure
Oct 08Paul DiracAug 8, 1902 – Oct 20, 1984Scientific ImpactQuantum theory
Oct 09John LennonOct 9, 1940 – Dec 8, 1980BirthdayCognitive science
Oct 10James DysonMay 2, 1947 – PresentScientific innovation
Oct 11Eleanor RooseveltOct 11, 1884 – Nov 7, 1962Social sciences
Oct 12Dennis RitchieSep 9, 1941 – Oct 12, 2011Death AnniversaryComputer science
Oct 13Margaret ThatcherOct 13, 1925 – Apr 8, 2013Science policy
Oct 14Max PlanckApr 23, 1858 – Oct 4, 1947Scientific LegacyQuantum theory
Oct 15Friedrich NietzscheOct 15, 1844 – Aug 25, 1900BirthdayPhilosophy
Oct 16Eugene WignerNov 17, 1902 – Jan 1, 1995Scientific ImpactNuclear physics
Oct 17Karl JanskyOct 22, 1905 – Feb 14, 1950Scientific ImpactRadio astronomy
Oct 18Thomas EdisonFeb 11, 1847 – Oct 18, 1931Death AnniversaryInventions
Oct 19Michael FaradaySep 22, 1791 – Aug 25, 1867Scientific Legacy
Oct 20James ChadwickOct 20, 1891 – Jul 24, 1974BirthdayNeutron
Oct 21Alfred NobelOct 21, 1833 – Dec 10, 1896BirthdayExplosives
Oct 22Karl JanskyOct 22, 1905 – Feb 14, 1950BirthdayRadio astronomy
Oct 23Robert BoyleJan 25, 1627 – Dec 31, 1691Scientific LegacyGas laws
Oct 24Antoni van LeeuwenhoekOct 24, 1632 – Aug 26, 1723BirthdayMicroscopy
Oct 25Pablo PicassoOct 25, 1881 – Apr 8, 1973BirthdayVisual cognition
Oct 26Wolfgang PauliApr 25, 1900 – Dec 15, 1958Scientific LegacyQuantum physics
Oct 27Theodore RooseveltOct 27, 1858 – Jan 6, 1919Science policy
Oct 28John SmeatonJun 8, 1724 – Oct 28, 1792Death AnniversaryEngineering
Oct 29Marie CurieNov 7, 1867 – Jul 4, 1934Scientific Impact
Oct 30Henry DunantMay 8, 1828 – Oct 30, 1910Scientific humanitarianism
Oct 31Galileo FerrarisOct 31, 1847 – Feb 7, 1897BirthdayElectrical engineering


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – NOVEMBER (1–30):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Nov 01Marie CurieNov 7, 1867 – Jul 4, 1934Scientific Legacy
Nov 02Hedy LamarrNov 9, 1914 – Jan 19, 2000Scientific ImpactWireless communication
Nov 03RutherfordAug 30, 1871 – Oct 19, 1937Scientific ImpactNuclear physics
Nov 04Will DurantNov 5, 1885 – Nov 7, 1981BirthdayHistory of science
Nov 05James Clerk MaxwellJun 13, 1831 – Nov 5, 1879Death AnniversaryElectromagnetism
Nov 06Adolphe SaxNov 6, 1814 – Feb 7, 1894BirthdayAcoustics
Nov 07Marie CurieNov 7, 1867 – Jul 4, 1934BirthdayRadioactivity
Nov 08Bram StokerNov 8, 1847 – Apr 20, 1912BirthdayPsychology
Nov 09Hedy LamarrNov 9, 1914 – Jan 19, 2000BirthdaySpread-spectrum
Nov 10Martin LutherNov 10, 1483 – Feb 18, 1546Scientific reform
Nov 11Søren KierkegaardMay 5, 1813 – Nov 11, 1855Death AnniversaryPhilosophy
Nov 12Sun Tzuc. 544–496 BCBirthdayStrategic science
Nov 13Robert Louis StevensonNov 13, 1850 – Dec 3, 1894BirthdayPsychology
Nov 14Jawaharlal NehruNov 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964Science policy
Nov 15Johannes KeplerDec 27, 1571 – Nov 15, 1630Death AnniversaryPlanetary motion
Nov 16Margaret MeadDec 16, 1901 – Nov 15, 1978Scientific ImpactAnthropology
Nov 17Eugene WignerNov 17, 1902 – Jan 1, 1995BirthdayNuclear physics
Nov 18Niels BohrOct 7, 1885 – Nov 18, 1962Death AnniversaryAtomic theory
Nov 19Indira GandhiNov 19, 1917 – Oct 31, 1984Science policy
Nov 20Edwin HubbleNov 20, 1889 – Sep 28, 1953BirthdayCosmology
Nov 21VoltaireNov 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778BirthdayScientific thinking
Nov 22Aldous HuxleyJul 26, 1894 – Nov 22, 1963Death AnniversaryNeuroscience
Nov 23Franklin PierceNov 23, 1804 – Oct 8, 1869Scientific administration
Nov 24Baruch SpinozaNov 24, 1632 – Feb 21, 1677BirthdayPhilosophy
Nov 25Karl BenzNov 25, 1844 – Apr 4, 1929BirthdayAutomobile
Nov 26Charles SchulzNov 26, 1922 – Feb 12, 2000BirthdayCognitive psychology
Nov 27Bruce LeeNov 27, 1940 – Jul 20, 1973BirthdayHuman biomechanics
Nov 28Enid BlytonAug 11, 1897 – Nov 28, 1968Death AnniversaryEducation
Nov 29Ambrose FlemingNov 29, 1849 – Apr 18, 1945BirthdayElectronics
Nov 30Winston ChurchillNov 30, 1874 – Jan 24, 1965Science policy


SCIENTISTS OF THE DAY – DECEMBER (1–31):

DayScientist NameLife Duration (Dates)OccasionMajor Contributions
Dec 01Marie CurieNov 7, 1867 – Jul 4, 1934Scientific Legacy
Dec 02Georges SeuratDec 2, 1859 – Mar 29, 1891BirthdayColor science
Dec 03Robert Louis StevensonNov 13, 1850 – Dec 3, 1894Death AnniversaryPsychology
Dec 04Werner HeisenbergDec 5, 1901 – Feb 1, 1976Scientific ImpactQuantum mechanics
Dec 05Werner HeisenbergDec 5, 1901 – Feb 1, 1976BirthdayUncertainty principle
Dec 06Nikolaus OttoJun 14, 1832 – Jan 26, 1891Scientific ImpactInternal combustion
Dec 07Gerard KuiperDec 7, 1905 – Dec 23, 1973BirthdayPlanetary science
Dec 08John GlennJul 18, 1921 – Dec 8, 2016Death AnniversarySpaceflight
Dec 09Grace HopperDec 9, 1906 – Jan 1, 1992BirthdayComputer science
Dec 10Alfred NobelOct 21, 1833 – Dec 10, 1896Death AnniversaryNobel Prizes
Dec 11Rita Levi-MontalciniApr 22, 1909 – Dec 30, 2012BirthdayNeurobiology
Dec 12Frank SinatraDec 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998BirthdayAcoustics
Dec 13Werner von SiemensDec 13, 1816 – Dec 6, 1892BirthdayElectrical engineering
Dec 14Andrei SakharovMay 21, 1921 – Dec 14, 1989Death AnniversaryNuclear physics
Dec 15Wolfgang PauliApr 25, 1900 – Dec 15, 1958Death AnniversaryQuantum physics
Dec 16Ludwig van BeethovenDec 17, 1770 – Mar 26, 1827Cognitive science
Dec 17Ludwig van BeethovenDec 17, 1770 – Mar 26, 1827BirthdayAcoustics
Dec 18Joseph John ThomsonDec 18, 1856 – Aug 30, 1940BirthdayElectron
Dec 19Émile ZolaApr 2, 1840 – Sep 29, 1902BirthdaySocial sciences
Dec 20Harvey FirestoneDec 20, 1868 – Feb 7, 1938BirthdayMaterials science
Dec 21Srinivasa RamanujanDec 22, 1887 – Apr 26, 1920Scientific LegacyMathematics
Dec 22Srinivasa RamanujanDec 22, 1887 – Apr 26, 1920BirthdayNumber theory
Dec 23Gerard KuiperDec 7, 1905 – Dec 23, 1973Death AnniversaryAstronomy
Dec 24Johannes KeplerDec 27, 1571 – Nov 15, 1630Scientific ImpactPlanetary motion
Dec 25Isaac NewtonJan 4, 1643 – Mar 31, 1727Scientific LegacyPhysics
Dec 26Charles BabbageDec 26, 1791 – Oct 18, 1871BirthdayComputing
Dec 27Johannes KeplerDec 27, 1571 – Nov 15, 1630BirthdayLaws of motion
Dec 28John von NeumannDec 28, 1903 – Feb 8, 1957BirthdayComputer architecture
Dec 29Charles GoodyearDec 29, 1800 – Jul 1, 1860BirthdayRubber
Dec 30Rudyard KiplingDec 30, 1865 – Jan 18, 1936BirthdayCultural science
Dec 31Robert BoyleJan 25, 1627 – Dec 31, 1691Death AnniversaryChemistry

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