Home›Chemistry›Field›BiologyBrowse ByBiologyThis dimension names the field a scientist is remembered for even when their own career spanned much more. Wikipedia notes that Thales "was arguably the first scientist for describing how cosmic events may be seen as natural, not necessarily caused by gods," a single insight that defines his legacy above all else. Browsing this way collects every scientist remembered chiefly for the same field.FactsBiologySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField EstablishedWell-attested1661 1BiologyFilter Results57 entriesDisciplineAllAnalytical Chemistry (1)Biochemistry (26)Biology (5)Biophysics (2)Chemistry (24)Crystallography (2)Medicine (1)Microbiology (1)Molecular Biology (2)Neuroscience (2)Organic Chemistry (5)EraAll1800 (2)1822 (1)1852 (1)1865 (1)1873 (1)1881 (1)1887 (1)1889 (1)1891 (1)1893 (1)1900 (1)1901 (1)1902 (1)1906 (2)1911 (2)1913 (1)1914 (1)1916 (1)1918 (1)1919 (1)1920 (1)1921 (1)1926 (1)1928 (1)1932 (1)1937 (2)1939 (1)1940 (3)1942 (1)1943 (2)1945 (2)1946 (2)1947 (4)1948 (1)1949 (1)1951 (1)1952 (2)1956 (2)1962 (1)1964 (1)1966 (1)1968 (1)1985 (1)NationalityAllCanada (2)France (2)Germany (8)Hungary (1)India (1)Ireland (1)Israel (4)Japan (1)Kingdom of Prussia (1)South Africa (1)Sweden (3)Switzerland (3)Turkey (1)United Kingdom (10)United States (33)InstitutionAllAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (2)American Chemical Society (1)Bell Labs (1)Breakthrough Prize (1)Columbia University (5)Copley Medal (1)European Molecular Biology Laboratory (1)Heidelberg University (1)Institut Pasteur (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1)Max Planck Society (2)National Academy of Sciences (19)Nobel Prize (6)Princeton University (1)Rockefeller University (1)Royal Society (12)Stanford University (1)Stockholm University (1)University of California, Berkeley (1)University of Chicago (2)University of Edinburgh (1)University of Göttingen (1)University of Innsbruck (1)University of Manchester (1)University of Pittsburgh (1)University of Texas at Austin (1)University of Vienna (1)University of Wisconsin-Madison (1)University of Zurich (1)Uppsala University (1)Weizmann Institute of Science (1)Yale University (1)In GroupAllBiochemists (31)Organic Chemists (5)Other Chemists (19)Physical Chemists (1)Polymer And Materials Chemists (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Aaron CiechanoverBiologyAlan FershtBiologyArieh WarshelBiologyArne TiseliusBiologyArthur HardenBiologyAvram HershkoBiologyAziz SancarBiologyCarolyn BertozziBiologyChristian B. AnfinsenBiologyDavid BakerBiologyEmil FischerBiologyEmmanuelle CharpentierBiologyFrances ArnoldBiologyFriedrich WöhlerBiologyGregory WinterBiologyHans FischerBiologyHans von Euler-ChelpinBiologyHarold UreyBiologyHartmut MichelBiologyHenry Fox TalbotBiologyIrwin RoseBiologyJacqueline BartonBiologyJacques DubochetBiologyJames B. SumnerBiologyJennifer DoudnaBiologyJoachim FrankBiologyJoAnne StubbeBiologyJohann DeisenhoferBiologyJohn Howard NorthropBiologyJohn M. JumperBiologyKarl August FolkersBiologyLouis PasteurBiologyMartin ChalfieBiologyMax PerutzBiologyMelvin CalvinBiologyMichael LevittBiologyMichael SmithBiologyNadrian SeemanBiologyOsamu ShimomuraBiologyPaul D. BoyerBiologyPaul KarrerBiologyPeter AgreBiologyPeter D. MitchellBiologyRichard HendersonBiologyRichard KuhnBiologyRobert Bruce MerrifieldBiologyRobert HuberBiologyRoderick MacKinnonBiologyRoger D. KornbergBiologySidney AltmanBiologyShowing 1 to 50 of 57, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Chemistrytier 2WikipediaChemistry, History section, Boyle paragraphQuote, Chemistry, History section, Boyle paragraphRobert Boyle, although skeptical of elements and convinced of alchemy, played a key part in elevating the "sacred art" as an independent, fundamental and philosophical discipline in his work The Sceptical Chymist (1661).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.