Timeline

16th Century

Pioneering mathematician and computer scientist who developed the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.

British paleontologist whose fundamental marine fossil discoveries revolutionized our understanding of prehistory.

Pioneering French astronomer who contributed to major astronomical calculations despite lacking official recognition.

American cytologist who demonstrated that chromosomes determine sex.

French researcher who contributed to the discovery of trisomy 21, with work minimized in scientific literature.

Pioneering astrophysicist who discovered the chemical composition of stars, contributions largely ignored at the time.

Crystallographer essential to the discovery of DNA’s structure via the famous Photo 51, her contributions minimized.

Austro-Swedish physicist who contributed to the discovery of nuclear fission without Nobel recognition.

African American chemist who developed the first injectable treatment for leprosy; her credit was taken posthumously.

Pioneering astrophysicist who discovered the first pulsar; her thesis advisor received the Nobel Prize for the discovery.

Chinese researcher who discovered a revolutionary antimalarial treatment based on traditional Chinese medicine.

Pioneer scientists who developed CRISPR, a revolutionary gene-editing technology, and received the Nobel Prize.