37 Famous Scientists Who Changed the World Through Their Discoveries Who are the most famous scientists in the world? From Albert Einstein, to Ada Lovelace, learn how these past and present scientists changed the world as we know it through their contributions and discoveries
How the Elements Got Their Names - Discover Magazine 15 are named after scientists, only two of whom were women: Marie Curie and Lise Meitner are immortalized in curium and meitnerium 18 elements have had placeholder names derived from the Latin for the elements atomic number (for example ununoctium, now oganesson)
10 Scientific Discoveries That Changed The World - Discover Magazine British scientist and doctor William Gilbert coined the word “electric,” derived from the Greek word for amber Regarded as the “father of electricity,” Gilbert was also the first person to use the terms magnetic pole, electric force, and electric attraction
The 50 Most Important Women in Science - Discover Magazine Their achievements are detailed here To read their stories is to understand how important it is that the barriers facing women in science be broken down as quickly and entirely as possible If just one of these women had gotten fed up and quit — as many do — the history of science would have been impoverished