Barton, Sir Derek

Barton, Sir Derek (1918-1998), an English chemist, shared the 1969 Nobel Prize for chemistry with... More >>

Brown, Alexander Crum

Brown, Alexander Crum (1838-1922), was a Scottish chemist who was particularly interested in... More >>

Cavendish, Henry

Cavendish, KAV uhn dihsh, Henry (1731-1810), an English physicist and chemist, discovered many... More >>

Crookes, Sir William

Crookes, Sir William (1832-1919), was a British chemist and physicist. Crookes discovered the... More >>

Dalton, John

Dalton, John (1766-1844), an English chemist, proposed an atomic theory of matter that became a... More >>

Davy, Sir Humphry

Davy, Sir Humphry (1778-1829), an English chemist, rose to fame as inventor of the miner's safety... More >>

Faraday, Michael

Faraday, FAIR uh day, Michael (1791-1867), one of the greatest English chemists and physicists,... More >>

Frankland, Sir Edward

Frankland, Sir Edward (1825-1899), was an English chemist whose research covered a wide field.... More >>

Graham, Thomas

Graham, Thomas (1805-1869), was a British chemist. He is recognized as the founder of colloid... More >>

Harden, Sir Arthur

Harden, Sir Arthur (1865-1940), a British biochemist, was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize for... More >>

Harington, Sir Charles Robert

Harington, Sir Charles Robert (1897-1972), a British chemist, studied the working of the thyroid... More >>

Haworth, Sir Walter Norman

Haworth, harth, Sir Walter Norman (1883-1950), a British chemist, discovered many general... More >>

Hinshelwood, Sir Cyril

Hinshelwood, Sir Cyril (1897-1967), a British chemist, teacher, and author, shared the 1956 Nobel... More >>

Hodgkin, Dorothy Crowfoot

Hodgkin, Dorothy Crowfoot (1910-1994), a British biochemist and crystallographer, won the 1964... More >>

Ingold, Sir Christopher

Ingold, Sir Christopher, (1893-1970), an English chemist, made fundamental contributions to the... More >>