Home›Chemistry›Field›EngineeringBrowse ByEngineeringThis 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.FactsEngineeringSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField EstablishedWell-attested1661 1EngineeringFilter Results28 entriesDisciplineAllBiochemistry (1)Chemistry (23)Materials Science (1)Meteorology (1)Organic Chemistry (2)Physics (2)EraAll1850 (1)1852 (1)1874 (1)1881 (1)1882 (1)1884 (1)1887 (1)1889 (2)1894 (1)1898 (1)1903 (1)1906 (1)1910 (1)1911 (1)1918 (1)1933 (1)1936 (1)1941 (1)1948 (2)1951 (1)1956 (1)1959 (1)1962 (1)1976 (1)NationalityAllFrance (1)German Reich (1)Germany (3)India (1)Japan (3)Netherlands (1)Norway (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (3)United States (15)InstitutionAllAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (4)American Chemical Society (2)American Physical Society (3)Arizona State University (1)Breakthrough Prize (1)Ecole Polytechnique (1)ETH Zurich (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2)Max Planck Society (3)National Academy of Sciences (6)Nobel Prize (4)Royal Society (5)University of Arizona (1)University of California, Berkeley (1)University of Freiburg (1)University of Manchester (1)University of Pennsylvania (1)University of Strasbourg (1)In GroupAllBiochemists (3)Historical And Foundational Chemists (Pre-1900) (2)Inorganic Chemists (1)Organic Chemists (3)Other Chemists (8)Physical Chemists (5)Polymer And Materials Chemists (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 28Akira YoshinoEngineeringCarl BoschEngineeringCarl Shipp MarvelEngineeringDaniela BlancoEngineeringDavid BakerEngineeringDemis HassabisEngineeringEdward R. WeidleinEngineeringEdwin J. VandenbergEngineeringFarrington DanielsEngineeringFrances ArnoldEngineeringGregory WinterEngineeringHenry Louis Le ChatelierEngineeringHermann StaudingerEngineeringHideki ShirakawaEngineeringJacobus Henricus van 't HoffEngineeringKarl ZieglerEngineeringKoichi TanakaEngineeringLars OnsagerEngineeringM. Stanley WhittinghamEngineeringMelvin CalvinEngineeringPaul FloryEngineeringPaul J. CrutzenEngineeringPeter DebyeEngineeringRobert LangerEngineeringSusmita BoseEngineeringThomas Midgley Jr.EngineeringVladimir PrelogEngineeringWarren K. LewisEngineeringSources1. 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.