Scientists from Around the World

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Across
  1. 3. produced groundbreaking mathematical insights largely through self study
  2. 7. synthesized important medicinal compounds used worldwide
  3. 9. advanced agricultural science and soil sustainability
  4. 11. calculated critical flight paths for early space missions
  5. 14. taught mathematics and philosophy in the ancient world
  6. 15. helped discover nuclear fission through theoretical physics
  7. 16. developed foundational models of atomic structure
  8. 18. demonstrated that plants respond to stimuli scientifically
  9. 19. discovered important fossils that shaped early paleontology
  10. 21. discovered how genes can move within chromosomes
  11. 24. designed electrical systems that power modern technology
  12. 25. conducted key experiments that changed understanding of physics laws
  13. 27. transformed scientific inquiry through experimentation and optics research
  14. 30. provided evidence that led to the discovery of dark matter
  15. 31. pioneered research on radioactivity and won Nobel Prizes in two sciences
Down
  1. 1. formulated laws describing motion gravity and optics
  2. 2. advanced astronomy through observation experimentation and improved instruments
  3. 4. proposed early explanations of planetary motion and mathematics
  4. 5. explained astronomy mathematics and eclipses through clear writing
  5. 6. revealed environmental impacts of chemicals through clear scientific writing
  6. 8. transformed knowledge of animal behavior through long term field study
  7. 10. produced crucial images revealing the structure of DNA
  8. 12. contributed to theories unifying fundamental forces in physics
  9. 13. developed methods for storing and transporting blood plasma
  10. 17. wrote influential medical texts used for centuries
  11. 20. developed theories that reshaped understanding of space time and energy
  12. 22. developed mathematical methods that became the foundation of algebra
  13. 23. helped develop a life saving treatment for malaria
  14. 26. became the first Black woman to travel into space
  15. 28. wrote the first known algorithm intended for a machine
  16. 29. discovered principles of buoyancy geometry and mechanics