Tim Berners-Lee: (1955- present)Famous For: Contributions to the birth of the Internet He is best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He also invented the first...
Richard Feynman (1918-1988)Famous For: Collective work on Path integral formulation on quantum mechanics, particle physics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics...
Alan Turing (1912-1954)Famous for: Cracking the Enigma Codes. He is often considered as the father of modern computer science. He provided an influential...
Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937)Famous For: Works Radio and Wireless telegraphy This Italian inventor is known for his pioneering work on the radiotelegraph system,...
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)Famous For: Work on Radioactivity and discovery of the atomic nucleus He discovered the idea of radioactive half-life and showed that...
Max Planck (1858-1947)Famous for: Formulation of the quantum theory He is a German theoretical physicist who is credited with the birth of quantum theory,...
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)Famous For: Created the first Alternating Current system Tesla was a Serbian engineer and inventor who is best known for many...
Michael Faraday (1791-1867)Famous For: Discovery of electromagnetic induction Born as a son of a blacksmith, British inventor, Faraday is especially known for his...
Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)Famous For: Writing code for Analytical Engine She is the first computer programmer of the world. She had collaborated with British...
James Maxwell (1831-1879)Famous For: Work on the Theory of Electromagnetism and the Kinetic theory of gases He is famous for numerous things, but the more...