Scientific Biographies

Science is a human pursuit. Meet some of the people who have contributed to the history of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences.

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Mary Agnes Chase

A pioneer in the study of grasses, Chase discovered numerous species in the U.S. and South America, building an extraordinary scientific career without formal academic training.

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Edward Goodrich Acheson

1856 - 1931

Svante August Arrhenius

Katharine Burr Blodgett

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Thomas Washington Talley

1868 - 1952

Joseph John “J. J.” Thomson

1856 - 1940

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