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This dimension groups scientists by the discipline they work in. Wikipedia notes that a scientist is "an expert in one or more specific fields of science and who habitually uses scientific methods in carrying out scientific research to advance knowledge in science." Browsing this way collects every scientist working in the same discipline.

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Concept Term Origin
1834 1
Discipline

Analytical Chemistry

Discipline
4 entries

Anthropology

Discipline
22 entries

Astronomy

Discipline
116 entries

Astrophysics

Discipline
46 entries

Atomic Physics

Discipline
3 entries

Biochemistry

Discipline
71 entries

Biology

Discipline
91 entries

Biophysics

Discipline
8 entries

Botany

Discipline
24 entries

Chemistry

Discipline
278 entries

Climatology

Discipline
3 entries

Cognitive Science

Discipline
7 entries

Computer Science

Discipline
89 entries

Cosmology

Discipline
15 entries

Cryptography

Discipline
4 entries

Crystallography

Discipline
6 entries

Earth Science

Discipline
6 entries

Ecology

Discipline
9 entries

Electromagnetism

Discipline
3 entries

Entomology

Discipline
5 entries

Epidemiology

Discipline
3 entries

Genetics

Discipline
66 entries

Genomics

Discipline
4 entries

Geochemistry

Discipline
8 entries

Geology

Discipline
195 entries

Geophysics

Discipline
29 entries

Herpetology

Discipline
2 entries

Hydrology

Discipline
3 entries

Immunology

Discipline
14 entries

Inorganic Chemistry

Discipline
10 entries

Linguistics

Discipline
100 entries

Logic

Discipline
10 entries

Materials Science

Discipline
9 entries

Mathematics

Discipline
203 entries

Medicine

Discipline
100 entries

Meteorology

Discipline
12 entries

Microbiology

Discipline
17 entries

Mineralogy

Discipline
19 entries

Molecular Biology

Discipline
20 entries

Mycology

Discipline
3 entries

Neuroscience

Discipline
18 entries

Nuclear Physics

Discipline
10 entries

Oceanography

Discipline
12 entries

Optics

Discipline
4 entries

Organic Chemistry

Discipline
21 entries

Ornithology

Discipline
7 entries

Paleontology

Discipline
54 entries

Particle Physics

Discipline
18 entries

Petrology

Discipline
15 entries

Pharmacology

Discipline
13 entries

Philosophy of Science

Discipline
11 entries

Physics

Discipline
366 entries

Psychology

Discipline
7 entries

Seismology

Discipline
8 entries

Solid-State Physics

Discipline
5 entries

Statistics

Discipline
19 entries

Thermodynamics

Discipline
8 entries

Virology

Discipline
15 entries

Volcanology

Discipline
3 entries

Zoology

Discipline
16 entries
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Sources
1. Online Etymology Dictionary: scientist
Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, scientist entry
Quote, Online Etymology Dictionary, scientist entry
"person versed in or devoted to science," 1834, a hybrid coined from Latin scientia (see science) by the Rev. William Whewell, English polymath, by analogy with artist, in the same paragraph in which he coined physicist.
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Édouard Roche (Wikipedia)
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James Van Allen (Wikipedia)
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Enrico Fermi (Wikipedia)
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