Heroes Gallery
Explore 30 remarkable STEAM pioneers from ancient times to the modern era. Filter by field or era to find heroes that inspire you.
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Thales de Milet
- 🏛️Ancient Greece
c. 624 BCE - c. 546 BCE
Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer, widely considered the founder of Western philosophy and early geometry.
- 📐 Maths, 🔬 Science
- 14-17 years old
Sophie Germain
- 🇫🇷 France
1776 - 1831
Self-taught French mathematician who made important contributions to number theory and elasticity theory, despite being denied formal education because of her gender.
- 📐 Maths, 🔬 Science
- 12-15 years old
Rosalind Franklin
- 🏴 England
1920 - 1958
British chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose critical images of DNA led to the discovery of its double helix structure.
- 🔬 Science
- 12-18 years old
Pythagoras
- 🏛️Ancient Greece
c. 570 BCE - c. 495 BCE
Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician best known for the Pythagorean theorem and for founding the Pythagorean community.
- 🎨 Arts, 📐 Maths, 🔬 Science
- 12-15 years old
Pierre de Fermat
- 🇫🇷 France
1601 - 1665?
A French magistrate and mathematician, he made a significant contribution to the history of mathematics through his work in number theory, geometry, probability and differential calculus.
- 📐 Maths, 🔬 Science
- 12-15 years old
Mary Anning
- 🏴 England
1799 - 1847
English fossil collector and self-taught paleontologist whose discoveries shaped early scientific understanding of prehistoric life.
- 🔬 Science
- 12-18 years old
Marie Skłodowska-Curie
- 🇫🇷 France, 🇵🇱 Poland
1867 - 1934
Polish-French physicist and chemist, pioneer of radioactivity research and the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
- 🔬 Science
- 15-16 years old
Marie Crous
- 🇫🇷 France
fl. c. 1636 - 1641
French mathematician from the 17th century who wrote pioneering books on arithmetic and helped introduce decimal fractions in France.
- 📐 Maths
- 12-15 years old
Leonhard Euler
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
1707 - 1783
Swiss mathematician who worked in almost every field of science and introduced much of the mathematical notation still used today.
- 📐 Maths, 🔬 Science
- 12-18 years old