List of Great Scientists from around the world who have made significant contributions to various fields of science. These scientists can be taught in CBSE schools to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the history of scientific discovery:
Physics and Astronomy:
1. Isaac Newton – Laws of motion and universal gravitation.
2. Albert Einstein – Theory of relativity.
3. Galileo Galilei – Pioneering astronomer and physicist.
4. Marie Curie – Research on radioactivity.
5. Richard Feynman – Quantum mechanics and electrodynamics.
6. Niels Bohr – Atomic model and quantum theory.
7. Max Planck – Quantum theory and blackbody radiation.
8. James Clerk Maxwell – Electromagnetic theory.
9. Stephen Hawking – Black holes and cosmology.
10. Werner Heisenberg – Quantum mechanics and uncertainty principle.
11. Erwin Schrödinger – Schrödinger’s equation.
12. Enrico Fermi – Nuclear physics and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
13. Carl Sagan – Astronomy and popular science.
14. Edwin Hubble – Hubble’s law and the expanding universe.
15. Andrei Sakharov – Theoretical physics and human rights.
Chemistry:
16. Dmitri Mendeleev – Periodic table of elements.
17. Antoine Lavoisier – Law of conservation of mass.
18. Linus Pauling – Chemical bonding and molecular biology.
19. Marie Curie – Discovery of radium and polonium.
20. Robert H. Grubbs – Development of metathesis method.
21. Robert H. Grubbs – Development of metathesis method.
22. Ahmed Zewail – Femtochemistry and laser techniques.
23. Svante Arrhenius – Chemical kinetics and electrolyte theory.
24. Gilbert N. Lewis – Lewis dot structures and thermodynamics.
25. Glenn T. Seaborg – Synthesis of transuranium elements.
Biology and Medicine:
26. Charles Darwin – Theory of evolution by natural selection.
27. Gregor Mendel – Laws of inheritance.
28. Louis Pasteur – Germ theory of disease.
29. Alexander Fleming – Discovery of penicillin.
30. Barbara McClintock – Transposons in genetics.
31. Rosalind Franklin – X-ray crystallography and DNA structure.
32. Francis Crick – DNA structure and genetic code.
33. James Watson – Co-discoverer of the DNA double helix.
34. Albert Sabin – Development of the oral polio vaccine.
35. Jonas Salk – Inactivated polio vaccine.
36. Rachel Carson – Environmental science and Silent Spring.
37. Edward Jenner – Smallpox vaccine.
38. Paul Farmer – Work in global health and infectious diseases.
39. Carl Linnaeus – Binomial nomenclature and taxonomy.
40. Rita Levi-Montalcini – Nerve growth factor research.
Mathematics and Computer Science:
41. Euclid – Euclidean geometry.
42. Archimedes – Calculus and geometry.
43. Alan Turing – Turing machines and computer science.
44. Ada Lovelace – First computer programmer.
45. John von Neumann – Game theory and computer architecture.
46. Carl Friedrich Gauss – Contributions to number theory and statistics.
47. Pierre-Simon Laplace – Laplace transform and celestial mechanics.
48. Kurt Gödel – Incompleteness theorems in logic.
49. Al-Khwarizmi – Pioneer of algebra and algorithm.
50. Pythagoras – Pythagorean theorem.
Earth Sciences and Geography:
51. Charles Lyell – Principles of Geology.
52. Alfred Wegener – Theory of continental drift.
53. Mary Anning – Fossil discoveries and paleontology.
54. Marie Tharp – Mapping the ocean floor.
55. Alexander von Humboldt – Naturalist and explorer.
56. Richard Leakey – Paleoanthropology and human evolution.
57. Alfred Wallace – Co-discoverer of natural selection.
58. James Lovelock – Gaia hypothesis and Earth system science.
59. Greta Thunberg – Climate activist and environmentalist.
Engineering and Technology:
60. Thomas Edison – Inventions in electricity and light.
61. Alexander Graham Bell – Invention of the telephone.
62. Nikola Tesla – Contributions to electrical engineering.
63. Leonardo da Vinci – Engineering and inventions.
64. George Washington Carver – Agricultural science and innovation.
65. Tim Berners-Lee – Inventor of the World Wide Web.
66. Elon Musk – Entrepreneur in aerospace and technology.
Social Sciences and Philosophy:
67. Aristotle – Contributions to philosophy and science.
68. Sigmund Freud – Psychoanalysis and psychology.
69. Karl Marx – Philosophy and political theory.
70. Albert Bandura – Social learning theory.
71. Jean Piaget – Child development psychology.
72. Jane Goodall – Primatology and animal behavior.
73. Noam Chomsky – Linguistics and cognitive science.
74. Carl Rogers – Humanistic psychology and therapy.
75. B. F. Skinner – Behaviorism and operant conditioning.
Environmental Sciences and Conservation:
76. Rachel Carson – Environmental science and Silent Spring.
77. David Attenborough – Naturalist and wildlife documentarian.
78. Jacques Cousteau – Marine exploration and conservation.
79. Dian Fossey – Primatologist and gorilla conservation.
80. Jane Goodall – Primatology and animal behavior.
Social Sciences and Philosophy:
81. Aristotle – Contributions to philosophy and science.
82. Sigmund Freud – Psychoanalysis and psychology.
83. Karl Marx – Philosophy and political theory.
84. Albert Bandura – Social learning theory.
85. Jean Piaget – Child development psychology.
86. Jane Goodall – Primatology and animal behavior.
87. Noam Chomsky – Linguistics and cognitive science.
88. Carl Rogers – Humanistic psychology and therapy.
89. B. F. Skinner – Behaviorism and operant conditioning.
Environmental Sciences and Conservation:
90. Rachel Carson – Environmental science and Silent Spring.
91. David Attenborough – Naturalist and wildlife documentarian.
92. Jacques Cousteau – Marine exploration and conservation.
93. Dian Fossey – Primatologist and gorilla conservation.
94. Jane Goodall – Primatology and animal behavior.
95. Sylvia Earle – Marine biologist and ocean conservationist.
Economics and Social Sciences:
96. Adam Smith – Economics and the invisible hand.
97. John Maynard Keynes – Keynesian economics.
98. Milton Friedman – Monetarism and free-market economics.
99. Amartya Sen – Contributions to welfare economics.
100. John Rawls – Political philosophy and justice theory.
This list encompasses scientists and thinkers from various fields, providing a well-rounded overview of the contributions made to science and human knowledge throughout history. Teaching about these scientists can inspire students and foster an appreciation for the vast scope of scientific and intellectual inquiry.