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Famous Scientist Birthdays

Explore our curated directory of famous scientists, inventors, and mathematicians, grouped by the date they were born.

Born 1894

Satyendra Nath Bose

Indian mathematician and physicist specializing in theoretical physics.

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Born 1847

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman.

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Born 1809

Charles Darwin

English naturalist, geologist, and biologist.

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Born 1879

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist.

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Born 1904

J. Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist and 'father of the atomic bomb'.

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Born 1736

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

French physicist known for developing Coulomb's law.

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Born 1868

Karl Landsteiner

Austrian biologist who distinguished the main blood groups.

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Born 1822

Gregor Mendel

Meteorologist, mathematician, biologist, and founder of the modern science of genetics.

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Born 1642

Isaac Newton

English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and author.

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