Mauriac, François. 1885-1970. French Roman Catholic author of sombre novels. Thérèse 1927.

Metchnikov, Ilya. 1845-1916. Russian zoologist, microbiologist. Discovered phagocytosis 1886.

Michelson, Albert. 1852-1931. Polish/US physicist. With Morley, disproved existence of ether 1887. Measured speed of light.

Millikan, Robert. 1868-1953. US physicist. Charge on electron 1911. Cosmic rays 1925.

Mistral, Frédéric. 1830-1914. French Provençale revival poet. Mirèi 1859. Félibrige 1878.

Moissan, Henri. 1852-1907. French. Isolated flourine 1886. Electric furnace 1897.

Mommsen, Theodor. 1817-1903. German historian. History of Rome 1854.

Morgan, Thomas. 1866-1945. US embryologist. Chromosome theory. Drosophilia genetics, 1910.

Müller, Paul. 1899-1965. Swiss chemist. DDT as insecticide 1939.

Nernst, Walther. 1864-1941. German scientist: Third law of thermodynamics. Physical chemistry.

Neruda, Pablo. 1904-73. Chilean surrealist poet. A New Decade

O’Neill, Eugene. 1888-1953. US playwright: Iceman Cometh 1946. Long Day’s Journey into Night 1956.

Pasternak, Boris. 1890-1960. Russian writer. Dr. Zhivago 1957. (forced to decline).

Pauli, Wolfgang. 1900-58. Austrian/US physicist. Exclusion Principle 1925. Neutrinos 1931.

Pauling, Linus. 1901-94. US biochemist/peace advocate. Chemical bonding.

Pavlov, Ivan. 1849-1936. Russian physiologist: discovered conditioned response.

Pirandello, Luigi. 1867-1936. Italian dramatist:Six Characters in Search of an Author 1921.

Planck, Max. 1858-1947. German physicist. Defined energy quantum 1900.

Quasimodo, Salvatore. 1901-68. Italian humanist Hermetic poet: La Vita non e sogno. Oboe Somerso 1932.

Raman, C.V. 1888-1970. Indian physicist. Raman effect: wavelength shift of deflected light.

Ramsay, William. 1852-1916. English chemist: discovered helium 1895; neon, krypton, xenon 1898.

Rayleigh, Lord. 1842-1919. English physicist, wave theorist.

Robbins, Frederick. 1916-. US physician. Discovered polio virus with Enders, Weller.

Rœntgen, Konrad. 1845-1923. German physicist, discovered X-rays 1895.

Ross, Ronald. 1857-1932. British discoverer of malaria parasite.

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