English science writers

Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.

English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher

theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020)

English scientist (1919–2022)

British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author (1887–1975)

British zoologist and ethologist (1928–2026)

English scientist and astronomer (1836–1920)

English motoring journalist and broadcaster

British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1920-2004)

British zoologist, statistician, science writer (1895–1975)

British physicist and mathematician (1952-2020)

British author (1934–1995)

mathematician and author

British mathematician, journalist and science communicator (born 1964)

British zoologist (1847-1929)

British meteorologist and aeronaut (1809-1903)

British mathematician, physicist and writer (1935–2002)

English author and botanist (1716-1775)

British science writer and doctor

British ecological geneticist (1901-1988)

British biologist (1849-1898)

American-British bacteriologist (1862–1937)

British geneticist and science writer (1947–2020)

British science writer

English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949)

British biologist and neurobiologist (1938–2025)

English author and poet (1876–1947)

British chemist (born 1944)

British biologist

British zoologist (1869–1940)

British writer

British physicist (1888–1956)

mathematician and popular science author

British science writer (1931–2014)

British scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster

English physicist and radio astronomer (1909–2000)

American writer

British physicist (1880-1949)

British mathematician and historian of science (1912-2000)

British experimental psychologist

British jazz musician (1937–2004)

British author and musician (1959-2018)

British writer

a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (born 1973)

English science and technology writer

British businessman (born 1948)

English scientist, optician, microscopist and scientific writer (1750–1795)

British paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and editor

British taxonomist

British medical scientist, parapsychologist and author (1927-1981)

English ornithologist

British mathematical instrument maker and science writer (c. 1709–1772)

British writer (1897-1971)

English chemist (1777?–1854)

British scientist

British illustrator, naturalist, entomologist, and numismatist (1810–1879)

Anglo-Portuguese cosmologist

British physicist and computer scientist

British author and actor (1933–2025)

English astronomer