Home›Life Sciences›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. 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Robert HorvitzBiologyHar Gobind KhoranaBiologyHarold Basil ChristianBiologyHayk MirzayansBiologyHoward FloreyBiologyHugh HuxleyBiologyIvan PavlovBiologyJ. B. S. HaldaneBiologyJ. Craig VenterBiologyJack W. SzostakBiologyJames LovelockBiologyJane GoodallBiologyJean-Baptiste LamarckBiologyJeffrey I. GordonBiologyJohn Maynard SmithBiologyJohn RayBiologyJohn SulstonBiologyJosephus Nicolaus LaurentiBiologyJoshua LederbergBiologyKarl BleylBiologyKarl LandsteinerBiologyKarl von FrischBiologyKono YasuiBiologyKonrad LorenzBiologyKonstantin MereschkowskiBiologyLynn MargulisBiologyMadhusudan GuptaBiologyMagdalena BezanillaBiologyMark StonekingBiologyMarshall W. NirenbergBiologyMartin EvansBiologyMartinus BeijerinckBiologyMatthias SchleidenBiologyMeenakshi BanerjeeBiologyMelvin Alvah Traylor Jr.BiologyMildred K. NoblesBiologyMona NemerBiologyNikolaas TinbergenBiologyNiles EldredgeBiologyPaul NurseBiologyPer UhlénBiologyPeter MedawarBiologyPier Antonio MicheliBiologyRichard DawkinsBiologyRita Levi-MontalciniBiologyRobert KochBiologyRobert W. HolleyBiologyRobin HillBiologyRobin WarrenBiologyShowing 51 to 100 of 120, page 2 of 3.← Previous123Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Branches of sciencetier 2WikipediaBranches of science, lead and Natural science sectionsQuote, Branches of science, lead and Natural science sectionsNatural science can be divided into two main branches: life science and physical science. Life science is alternatively known as biology, and physical science is subdivided into branches: physics, chemistry, astronomy and Earth science.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.