Famous scientists for kids biography project
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This discovery changed biology forever.
Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for their work on DNA. Their research helped scientists understand how genetic information is stored and passed on.
After the DNA discovery, Watson continued his career in science. Rutherford also found that the nucleus could be broken apart if struck by another high-energy particle.
He was born in the 1860s in Missouri, though the exact date is unclear.
Carver became known for his work with peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Did you know the Hubble Space Telescope is based on Newton's reflecting telescope design?
You can split white light into all the colours of the rainbow by shining a torch through a prism in a dark room.
He studied how different traits were passed down from parent plants to their offspring.
Through his experiments, Mendel discovered important rules about heredity. He collected samples, fossils and made observations.
You can make your own fossils using clay and small toys.
This activity would also be great for learning about Mary Anning.
As a boy, he covered his bedroom walls with charcoal sketches.
Stephen Hawking appeared on TV shows like The Simpsons and Star Trek. He also discovered that bacteria can be killed by boiling, a process we call Pasteurisation.
You can see the effect bacteria and other micro-organisms have on food by leaving them in different conditions and observing what happens.
This discovery led to the idea of an expanding universe. His famous equation E=mc^2 shows that energy and mass are related. He showed great intelligence from a young age, starting college at just 15 years old.
Watson studied zoology and earned his PhD in 1950. This telescope orbits Earth and takes amazing pictures of space.
Marie’s incredible work led to a new understanding of how diet affects the human circulatory system.
Download my Marie M. Daly Fact File and make a model of a pumping heart.
Cai Lun
Cai Lun invented paper in 105! Her notebooks are still radioactive today.
Albert Einstein often forgot to wear socks.
The first person to patent a telescope was Hans Lippershey, But Galileo in 1609 build his own telescope, making many improvement to Hans Lippershey’s design.
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He helped map out human DNA, which has been crucial for medical advances.
Throughout his life, Watson has been passionate about science education. He was also an inventor who designed flying machines, war devices, and even an early version of a robot. When the mixture dried, it left behind paper! Today, she is recognized as an important figure in the history of computing.