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Famous 20th Century British Scientists

Find out more about the greatest 20th Century British Scientists, including Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Richard Dawkins, Tim Berners-Lee and Rosalind Franklin.
Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking
08 January 1942
Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist
Alan TuringAlan Turing
23 June 1912
Mathematician

Roger PenroseRoger Penrose
08 August 1931
Mathematician

Tim Berners-LeeTim Berners-Lee
08 June 1955
Inventor of the World Wide Web

Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins
26 March 1941
Evolutionary Biologist

Rosalind FranklinRosalind Franklin
25 July 1920
Chemist
Paul DiracPaul Dirac
08 August 1902
Physicist

Francis CrickFrancis Crick
08 June 1916
Co-discoverer of the Structure of the DNA

Lord KelvinLord Kelvin
26 June 1824
Mathematician, Physicist
David BohmDavid Bohm
20 December 1917
Scientist

Frederick SangerFrederick Sanger
13 August 1918
Biochemist
Dorothy HodgkinDorothy Hodgkin
12 May 1910
Biochemist

Robert WinstonRobert Winston
15 July 1940
Surgeon, Scientist, TV Presenter

Maurice Hugh Frederick WilkinsMaurice Wilkins
15 December 1916
Biophysicist

Michael AtiyahMichael Atiyah
22 April 1929
Mathematician

Charles K. KaoCharles K. Kao
04 November 1933
Electrical Engineer
Peter Brian Medwar Peter Medawar
28 February 1915
Biologist

Venkatraman RamakrishnanVenkatraman Ramakrishnan
1952 AD
Structural biologist

Andrew Fielding HuxleyAndrew Huxley
22 November 1917
Physiologist & Biophysicist

Aaron KlugAaron Klug
11 August 1926
Chemist & Biophysicist
Brian JosephsonBrian Josephson
04 January 1940
Physicist

Peter MitchellPeter Mitchell
22 September 1920
Biochemist
Salvador MoncadaSalvador Moncada
03 December 1944
Honduran-British pharmacologist and professor

Max Ferdinand Perutz Max Perutz
19 May 1914
Molecular Biologist

Sir James W. BlackSir James W. Black
14 June 1924
Pharmacologist
Antony HewishAntony Hewish
11 May 1924
Radio Astronomer

Richard J. RobertsRichard J. Roberts
06 September 1943
Biochemist, Molecular Biologist
John CornforthJohn Cornforth
07 September 1917
Nobel Prize Winner Chemist

Sir Harold W. KrotoSir Harold W. Kroto
07 October 1939
Chemist

Nevill Francis Mott Nevill Francis Mott
30 September 1905
Physicist
Martin RyleMartin Ryle
27 September 1918
Astronomer

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John A PopleJohn A Pople
31 October 1925
Chemist
John KendrewJohn Kendrew
24 March 1917
Biochemist and Crystallographer

Allan McLeod Cormack Allan McLeod Cormack
23 February 1924
Physicist

Derek Harold Richard BartonDerek Barton
08 September 1918
Chemist

Cecil Frank Powell C. F. Powell
05 December 1903
Physicist
Sir John Robert VaneJohn R. Vane
29 March 1927
Pharmacologist
Geoffrey Wilkinson Geoffrey Wilkinson
14 July 1921
Chemist

Sir Bernard KatzSir Bernard Katz
26 March 1911
Biophysicist

Alan Lloyd HodgkinAlan Lloyd Hodgkin
05 February 1914
Biophysicist & Physiologist

John E. WalkerJohn E. Walker
07 January 1941
Chemist
Archer John Porter MartinArcher Martin
01 March 1910
Chemist

Rodney R. PorterRodney R. Porter
08 October 1917
Biochemist

Cyril ClarkeCyril Clarke
22 September 1907
Pioneering work on prevention of Rh disease, and

Janet Lane-ClayponJanet Lane-Claypon
03 February 1877
Physician

Richard Laurence Millington Synge Richard Laurence Millington Synge
28 October 1914
Biochemist
Cyril DombCyril Domb
09 December 1920
Theoretical Physicist

Brian CoxBrian Cox
03 March 1968
Physicist
Wade BarrettWade Barrett
10 August 1980
Professional wrestler, Marine biologist

Piers CorbynPiers Corbyn
10 March 1947
Meteorologist

Jeremy WadeJeremy Wade
23 March 1956
Biologist, Television presenter, Writer
Cecilia Payne-GaposchkinCecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
10 May 1900
Astronomer, University teacher

Freeman DysonFreeman Dyson
15 December 1923
Mathematician
James Robertson JusticeJames Robertson Justice
15 June 1907
Actor

Stephen WolframStephen Wolfram
29 August 1959
Mathematician, Physicist, Computer scientist,

John Horton ConwayJohn Horton Conway
26 December 1937
Mathematician

Rupert SheldrakeRupert Sheldrake
28 June 1942
Author

Bill OddieBill Oddie
07 July 1941
Writer
Bob PaisleyBob Paisley
23 January 1919
Football player

Andrew WilesAndrew Wiles
11 April 1953
Mathematician, University teacher

Boris BerezovskyBoris Berezovsky
23 January 1946
entrepreneur, mathematician, politician, economist

James GlaisherJames Glaisher
07 April 1809
Meteorologists
Geoffrey HintonGeoffrey Hinton
06 December 1947
Computer scientist

Michael MoritzMichael Moritz
12 September 1954
Computer scientist
Peter HiggsPeter Higgs
29 May 1929
Physicist

David KellyDavid Kelly
14 May 1944
Scientist

Jocelyn Bell BurnellJocelyn Bell Burnell
15 July 1943
Astronomer, Astrophysicist
Robert Watson-WattRobert Watson-Watt
13 April 1892
Developer

Mark ShuttleworthMark Shuttleworth
18 September 1973
Entrepreneur, Astronaut, Engineer, Inventor,
Clive SinclairClive Sinclair
30 July 1940
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor, Computer

J. B. S. HaldaneJ. B. S. Haldane
05 November 1892
Biologist, Geneticist, University teacher

John LennoxJohn Lennox
07 November 1943
mathematician, philosopher of science, university
Tony HoareTony Hoare
11 January 1934
Computer scientist, Engineer, Programmer, Writer,

Frank P. RamseyFrank P. Ramsey
22 February 1903
Mathematician, Philosopher, Economist
Julian HuxleyJulian Huxley
22 June 1887
Biologist

Fred HoyleFred Hoyle
24 June 1915
Astronomer

James LovelockJames Lovelock
26 July 1919
Biologist, Chemist, University teacher,

Aubrey de GreyAubrey de Grey
20 April 1963
Biologist
David DeutschDavid Deutsch
18 May 1953
Physicist
Martin ReesMartin Rees
23 June 1942
Cosmologist

David BellamyDavid Bellamy
18 January 1933
Botanist

Edgar F. CoddEdgar F. Codd
19 August 1923
Computer scientist

Andre GeimAndre Geim
21 October 1958
Physicist
Martin FowlerMartin Fowler
1963 AD
Software Developer

Desmond MorrisDesmond Morris
24 January 1928
Zoologist

Charles StrossCharles Stross
18 October 1964
Writer

Martyn PoliakoffMartyn Poliakoff
16 December 1947
Chemist, University teacher

Sophie WilsonSophie Wilson
1957 AD
computer scientist
Helen WillettsHelen Willetts
10 February 1972
Meteorologist

Elias CanettiElias Canetti
25 July 1905
Writer, Aphorist, Playwright, Chemist, Essayist
Jacob BronowskiJacob Bronowski
18 January 1908
Mathematician, Poet, Non-fiction writer

Dennis W. SciamaDennis W. Sciama
18 November 1926
Physicist, Astrophysicist
Steve ShirleySteve Shirley
16 September 1933
Computer scientist, Feminist
Mary LeakeyMary Leakey
06 February 1913
Paleoanthropologist