Great Scientists

Following the publication of his first article on human experimentation, Henry K. Beecher returned to the problem of informed consent in a 1962 editorial.

Sep 28, 2009 - Jeffrey Willett

In 1959, Henry K. Beecher published the first of a series of articles on the ethics of human experimentation.

Sep 27, 2009 - Jeffrey Willett

Henry K. Beecher is best remembered for his landmark 1966 article on human experimentation, but his early life and training gave little hint of what was to come.

Sep 24, 2009 - Jeffrey Willett

Alan Turing was one of Britain's greatest thinkers of the 20th century who defined modern computing and artificial intelligence. He has subsequently become a gay icon.

Sep 15, 2009 - Martin P Wilson

Colonial era medicine relied on a combination of local herbal remedies and European textbook cures, until William Buchan published a practical medical book for home use.

Sep 5, 2009 - Jeffrey Willett

The great scientists in history either changed the world, their science or both. This group of top scientists made a big impact on their science.

Sep 5, 2009 - George Garza

No bigger impact can be felt by these men who created or changed the scientific world. These great scientific thinkers affected the thinking of the human race as well.

Aug 28, 2009 - George Garza

Not only was Albert Einstein an accomplished scientist, but he was also some what of a philosopher; his words remain true to this day just like his scientific formulas.

Aug 19, 2009 - Sarah Smith

Daughter of the poet Byron, Ada is known as a mathematical genius through her work with Babbage. But her intelligence didn't prevent her losing a fortune on the horses.

Aug 6, 2009 - Elaine Findlay

Clues to the evolution of Darwin's ideas lie in his daily routine. As a man of comfortable means, he was free from the pressures of modern science to find time to think.

Jul 7, 2009 - Catherine Whitlock

Euler produced more work and of high quality than any other mathematician in history. His contemporaries dubbed him "Analysis Incarnate."

Jun 8, 2009 - Harry P. Schlanger

Monge's mathematics research laid the foundations of modern descriptive geometry, a field essential to mechanical and architectural drawing.

May 29, 2009 - Harry P. Schlanger

Poincaré was arguably one of the most important persons in the history of science, making contributions in many fields - chaos theory, relativity and optics to name a few

May 17, 2009 - Harry P. Schlanger

Richard Dawkins is a passion-inspiring man. His critics have dubbed him a fanatic, but his supporters say that he's finally saying what has needed to be said for too long

Jan 31, 2009 - Jared Plotkin

On January 15, 1885, a self-taught 19-year old captured the first photograph of an ice crystal through a microscope and forever changed the way people look at snow.

Jan 12, 2009 - Pat Maitland

Sigmund Freud (full name Sigismus Schlomo Freud) was an Austrian psychiatrist. He was the most influential psychological theorist of the twentieth century.

Oct 23, 2008 - Jen Syrkiewicz

Philipp Lenard's major contribution to science was in the study of cathode rays, for which he won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1905.

Sep 3, 2008 - Harry P. Schlanger

A single photograph of the Earth, taken from a vast distance, gave a new view of the planet and its place in the Cosmos.

Jul 23, 2008 - Robert Harrand

The life story of Karl Jansky, who discovered the first radio waves of celestial origin in the 1930s while working for Bell labs.

May 20, 2008 - Paul A. Heckert

Ptolemy was an ancient Greek scholar who originated the Ptolemaic system in astronomy and made important contributions to geography and optics.

Apr 30, 2008 - Paul A. Heckert

The legacy of Dee and Kelley, Enochian Magick and Enochian script continues to fascinate many to this day.

Nov 7, 2007 - Richard Mudhar