The Top 10 Most Influential Scientists in History 

Renowned for his theories of special and general relativity, Einstein made groundbreaking contributions to modern physics. 

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)  

Considered one of the greatest physicists and mathematicians of all time, Newton made significant contributions to calculus, optics, and the laws of motion. 

Isaac Newton (1643-1727) 

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to have won Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (physics and chemistry). 

Marie Curie (1867-1934) 

An Italian physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, Galileo made significant contributions to our understanding of motion, the law of falling bodies, and the development of the telescope. 

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) 

A Serbian-American inventor, physicist, and electrical engineer, Tesla made pioneering contributions to the field of electromagnetism. 

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) 

A self-taught mathematician, Ramanujan made groundbreaking contributions to the field of mathematics. 

Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) 

An Indian nuclear physicist, Bhabha made pioneering contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and particle physics. 

Homi J. Bhabha (1909-1966) 

A French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist, Pasteur made significant contributions to the field of microbiology and germ theory. 

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) 

An Indian physicist, Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his pioneering work on the scattering of light, known as the Raman effect. 

C.V. Raman (1888-1970) 

Known for his theory of evolution, Darwin's work on natural selection and the origin of species in his book "On the Origin of Species" transformed our understanding of biology. 

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) 

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