FamousPeopleFacts - Francis William Aston

Francis William Aston

Date of Birth: September 1, 1877 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Date of Death: November 20, 1945 Biography Francis William Aston was a pioneering English scientist who made significant contributions to the field of mass spectrometry and the study of isotopes. Born in Birmingham, England, Aston’s early…
FamousPeopleFacts - Francis Darwin

Francis Darwin

Date of Birth: 16 August 1848 Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: 19 September 1925 Biography Francis Darwin (1848-1925) was an eminent English botanist and the third son of the renowned naturalist Charles Darwin. Born in Down House, Kent, Francis followed in his father’s scientific…
FamousPeopleFacts - Francis Crick

Francis Crick

Date of Birth: June 8, 1916 Zodiac Sign: Gemini Date of Death: July 28, 2004 Biography Francis Harry Compton Crick was a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, best known for co-discovering the structure of DNA in 1953 with James Watson. Born in Northampton, England,…

Francis Collins

Date of Birth: April 14, 1950 Zodiac Sign: Aries Biography Francis Sellers Collins is an American physician-geneticist noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the Human Genome Project. Born on April 14, 1950, in Staunton, Virginia, Collins was raised on…
FamousPeopleFacts - Frances Arnold

Frances Arnold

Date of Birth: July 25, 1956 Zodiac Sign: Leo Biography Frances H. Arnold is an American scientist renowned for her pioneering work in the field of directed evolution, a method used to engineer enzymes. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Arnold has become a leading figure in…
FamousPeopleFacts - Isamu Akasaki

Isamu Akasaki

Date of Birth: January 30, 1929 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Date of Death: April 1, 2021 Biography Isamu Akasaki was a renowned Japanese scientist known for his groundbreaking work in the field of semiconductor technology. Born in 1929 in Chiran, Kagoshima, Japan, Akasaki’s career spanned several…

Isaac Asimov

Date of Birth: January 2, 1920 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Date of Death: April 6, 1992 Biography Isaac Asimov was a prolific writer, biochemist, and professor, best known for his works of science fiction and popular science books. Born in Petrovichi, Russia, Asimov immigrated to the…

Irwin Rose

Date of Birth: July 16, 1926 Zodiac Sign: Cancer Date of Death: June 2, 2015 Biography Irwin Rose, an American biologist and biochemist, was renowned for his groundbreaking work in understanding the process of protein degradation. Born on July 16, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York,…

Irving Langmuir

Date of Birth: January 31, 1881 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Date of Death: August 16, 1957 Biography Irving Langmuir was an American chemist and physicist who made significant contributions to surface chemistry, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932. Born in Brooklyn, New…
FamousPeopleFacts - Irene Joliot-Curie

Irene Joliot-Curie

Date of Birth: September 12, 1897 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Date of Death: March 17, 1956 Biography Irène Joliot-Curie was a renowned French scientist, born on September 12, 1897, in Paris, France. She was the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, both Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Following…