| Pionner(s) |
What he/she/they did |
| Charles Drew | Developed a method for typing and storing blood; started the first blood bank. |
| Sir Alexander Fleming | Discovered penicilin. |
| Rosalind Franklin | Was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA but received very little credit. |
| Pastuer | Discovered that germs cause disease; disproved the theory of spontaneous generation at the microscopic level. |
| Leeuwenhoek | Was the first person to view living cells (blood cells) under a microscope. |
| Racheal Carson | Wrote a book titled "The Silent Spring" in which she explained the affect of pesticides (specifically DDT) on the ecosystem. |
| Alfred Wallace | Proposed the theory of natural selection around the same time as Charles Darwin, but received very little credit. |
| Miller and Urey | Performed an experiment in which organic matter (amino acids, etc.) was generated from inorganic material. |
| Mary and Louis Leakey | Found the fossil of a 4 million year old "human-like" organism (Australopithecus). |
| Aristotle | Was the first person to classify plants and animals; was a famous philosopher. |
| Redi | Disproved the theory of spontaneous generation in macroscopic animals (such as flies). |
| Pavlov | Described a type of simple animal behavior known as classical conditioning. |
| Linnaeus | Came up with a system for classifying and naming organisms that is still used today. |
| Konad Lorenz | Studied the genetic basis of behavior by observing imprinting in geese. |
| Mendel | Considered the father of heredity; performed experiments with pea plants. |
| Charles Darwin | Went down in history as the founder of natural selection. |
| Harvey | Discovered the circulatory system. |
| Jonas Salk | Developed a vaccine for polio. |
| Edward Jenner | Found a vaccine for small pox. |
| Hooke | Credited with the naming of "cells". |
| Schleiden | Discovered that all plants are made from cells. |
| Schwann | Discovered that all animals are made from cells. |
| Virchow | Discovered that all cells arise from other living cells. |
| Lister | First person to sterilize instruments for surgery. |
| James Watson and Francis Crick | Discovered the "double helix" structure of DNA. |
| Jane Goodall | Studied the behavior of chimpanzess in the wild. |
