Agnes Arber photo in Whizz Pop Bang science magazine

Scientists from history

Posted on | by Rachael Tapping

Each month we celebrate a sensational scientist from history; an eminent figure in the creation, invention or discovery of a scientific breakthrough. How many famous scientists can you name? How many of those are women? Female scientists were often forgotten or unknown, simply because they were women. And yet their work was instrumental in discovering hugely important scientific breakthroughs.

Inside Whizz Pop Bang magazine your kids will discover the historic world of science; who invented computers, who discovered the milky way and who is responsible for how we forecast the weather. We tell the story of these fascinating scientists, both male and female, and how they came to discover incredible things.

A few examples of the less well-known women we’ve featured: Lise Meitner, whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission, astronomer Caroline Herschel and Agnes Arber, botanist and early ambassador in helping the world to recognize the amazing talent of women in science. Read the full list of sensational scientists below.

The story of Agnes Arber in Whizz Pop Bang science magazine

List of the sensational scientists featured in Whizz Pop Bang magazine:

Issue 1: Mary Anning

Issue 2: Charles Darwin

Issue 3: Maria Telkes

Issue 4: Leonardo da Vinci

Issue 5: Lise Meitner

Issue 6: Louis Pasteur

Issue 7: Rosalind Franklin

Issue 8: Antoine Lavoisier

Issue 9: Mary Somerville

Issue 10: Charles Lyell

Issue 11: Caroline Herschel

Issue 12: Jacques Cousteau

Issue 13: Grace Hopper

Issue 14: Roy Chapman Andrews

Issue 15: William Henry Perkin

Issue 16: Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Issue 17: Florence Nightingale

Issue 18: Albert Einstein

Issue 19: Gregor Mendel

Issue 20: Rachel Carson

Issue 21: Ibn al Haytham

Issue 22: Richard Feynman

Issue 23: Agnes Arber

Issue 24: Alfred Wegener

Issue 25: Jeanne Villepreux-Power

Issue 26: George de Mestral, velcro

Issue 27: Marie Curie

Issue 28: Nicolaus Copernicus

Issue 29: Hedy Lamarr

Issue 30: Archimedes

Issue 31: Anselmus De Boot

Issue 32: Joseph Bazalgette

Issue 33: Charles Darwin

Issue 34: Michael Faraday

Issue 35: Gerty Cori

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3 thoughts on “Scientists from history”

  • Madeleine Holmes says:

    Really impressed and pleased that for the first 14 issues you alternated female and male scientists, however by issue 15 you seem to have started to run low on females. Can you re-balance the gender gap, please? I work in an all-girls’ school and have spent decades trying to get girls to believe they can do anything men can do, and women have been so under-represented throughout history. Please can you go back to redressing the balance? Thank you.

    • Rachael Tapping says:

      Hi Madeleine, thanks for your comment on this pertinent topic. We strive to ensure a good balance of female and male scientists in Whizz Pop Bang, both in our historical scientists feature, and our interviews with real scientists. When we feature a male historical scientist, we then interview a female scientist so we have both represented in each issue. We will ensure we continue to address the gender balance, and with the help of people like Dr Jess wade and her work on Wikipedia, we can shine the light on those women whose work went unrecognised.

      This article from the BBC news website highlights the issue: Female scientist’s IVF contribution was ‘unrecognised’

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