an English metallurgist, noted for his 1882 discovery of manganese steel, one of the first steel alloys

a French mathematician, engineer, and physicist who made pioneering contributions to several branches of mathematics, including mathematical analysis and continuum mechanics.

a French chemist, mineralogist, geologist, paleontologist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris.

an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician. He was also a philosopher of science and a popularizer of science.

a British civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses.[1] He was also a capable mechanical engineer and an eminent physicist

an Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books