who is your favourite scientist? (can’t be yourself ! )

Question: who is your favourite scientist? (can't be yourself ! )
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Asked by trolololo to Anouk, Chris, Judith, Leisha, Seyyed on 11 Jun 2012.
- Judith Sleeman answered on 11 Jun 2012:
  
  My favourite ‘celebrity’ scientist is Jim Al-Khalili. I loved his TV series “Chemistry, a Volatile History”. And he has a cool name.
- Anouk Gouvras answered on 11 Jun 2012:
  
  hmmmmm ummmmm think I’m going to have to go with Darwin. yep Darwin. You know we have a statue of him at the Natural History Museum and also we have some of his original samples from the Voyage of the Beagle! I just love looking at them
- Chris Kettle answered on 12 Jun 2012:
  
  Brian Cox has a great enthusiasm for space – must be him
- Seyyed Shah answered on 13 Jun 2012:
  
  My favourite scientist lived centuries ago, in the year 702. His name was Jaffer as Sadiq. Jaffer lived at a time and place where no one had an interest in science. He was brilliant. He set up a university and taught people many different subjects.
  
  One of Jaffer’s main interests was Chemistry. He described an early method to purify sulphuric acid, and he made many other advances.
  
  I think it’s amazing that someone could do all that in a part of the world where science didn’t exist.

Question: who is your favourite scientist? (can't be yourself ! )