Name That Scientist!

Think the Life of a Scientist is Dull?

Which scientist smuggled people out of a country during a civil war?
Who was shot at by machine guns?
Which scientist’s eureka moment came in a tent?

Think a Famous Scientist’s Life Lacks Adversity?

Who was so hungry in college that he became dizzy, could not concentrate and at times passed out?
Who felt like “a carpet bag salesman trying to promote a crazy idea for some ulterior motive.”
Who was told his idea was “too good to be true?”
Which scientist at one time had only one pair of socks?
Which scientist lost a son to spina bifida?
Whose first month as a doctor resulted in only $4 of income?

Scientists with Unusual Jobs

Who was a ship’s surgeon, working his way to university?
Who was a forest fire fighter?
CSI, top this! Who performed 3,639 autopsies?
Who was a missionary?

Strange but True

Which scientist played a part in three of the book’s lifesaving advances?
Which scientist was kidnapped on the way to college?
Which scientists argued over juju?
Which scientist’s nickname referenced baking?
Who had a dog that interfered with his science?

It’s Never too Early and Never too Late

Which scientist went to college at the age of 16 and medical school at 20?
Whose scientific peak occurred after the age of 50?

Scientists are Human, Too

Who had a Christmas party every year and played the piano as the guests sang carols?
Who went on a month long drunk in the middle of his revolutionary discovery?