Ernest Rutherford
Father of nuclear physics; discovered the nucleus of atoms
Niels Bohr
Devised the 'planetary' and 'step' theories of atomic structure
Albert Einstein
Developed the general and special theories of relativity
Isaac Newton
Groundbreaking work in calculus, physical laws of motion, and gravity
Galileo Galilei
Greatly strengthened and popularized the theory that Earth orbits the Sun
Leonhard Euler
Pioneer in mathematical analysis, graph theory, and mechanics
René Descartes
Philosopher and mathematician; 'I think therefore I am'
Christian Doppler
Proposed the Doppler effect, explaining relative change in sound
Edwin Hubble
Proved the universe is expanding
Dmitri Mendeleev
Discovered the periodic properties of elements, creating the periodic table
Marie Curie
Groundbreaking research on radioactivity
Euclid
Fundamental work in mathematics such as number theory
Carl Linnaeus
The father of modern taxonomy (i.e. the naming of species)
Frederick Banting
Won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of insulin
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Nobel Prize winner; theorized the late evolutionary stages of massive stars
Shen Kuo
First person to record the use of a magnetic compass system
Luis Miramontes
Co-inventor of the first oral birth control pills
Eratosthenes
Devised the first known system of latitude and longitude
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