Science is constantly evolving, helping us understand the world better. Throughout history, some of the greatest inventors and scientists were born in May. Their contributions to science have changed the way we understand and perceive the world. But most importantly, these scientists inspire us to strive for better, question more, and trust our instincts to reach our goals.
Here are a few famous scientists born in May
Ronald Ross
Birthday: May 13, 1857
Birthplace: Almora, India
Fields: Medicine
Trivia: At the age of 14, Ross won a prize in mathematics and was presented the book Orbs of Heaven, which sparked his interest in the field of science.
Honours: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902), The James Tait Black Memorial Prize – Biography (1923).
Known for: Ross is known for his outstanding research work on malaria-causing parasites in mosquitoes. He discovered malarial parasites in the salivary glands of mosquitoes.
Pranav Mistry
Birthday: May 14, 1981
Birthplace: Palanpur, India
Fields: Computer Science
Trivia: Mistry has a Master of Design degree from IIT Bombay and Master in Media Arts and Sciences degree from MIT, calls himself a ‘Desigineer’
Honours: The Invention Award by Popular Science (2009) and Young Global Leader (2013)
Known for: Mistry is best known for his work on SixthSence, Mouseless (an invisible computer mouse), Sparsh and Blinkdot. He is currently the director of Think Tank Team – Samsung Research America
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Birthday: May 18, 1952
Birthplace: Chidambaram, India
Fields: Structural Biology and Physics
Trivia: His parents – C V Ramakrishnan and Rajalakshmi Ramakrishnan-were famous scientists.
Honours: Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada (1991), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009), Padma Vibhushan (2010) and Knight Bachelor (2012)
Known for: Ramakrishnan is famous for his studies on atomic structure and function of the ribosome, a complex molecule found in all living cells
Sally Ride
Birthday: May 26, 1951
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Fields: Astronomy, Physics and Engineering
Trivia: At the age of 32, Ride became the youngest and the first American woman to enter the low-earth orbit space (1983)
Honours: Jefferson Award for Public Service, The Von Braun Award, The Theodore Roosevelt Award and NASA Space Flight Medal. Ride was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and Astronaut Hall of Fame
Known for: Ride is known for her two missions aboard the Challenger Shuttle: STS-7 and STS-41-G and for her impact on US Space Policy (The Ride Report)
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
Birthday: May 24 , 1878
Birthplace: Oakland, California
Fields: Psychology and Engineering
Trivia: Mother of 12 children, Gilbreth was known as the original superwoman for successfully balancing her professional and personal life
Honours: Hoover Medal (1966), National Academy of Engineering (first woman elected) (1965)
Known for: Considered as one of the first industrial psychologists, Gilbreth helped industrial engineers recognise the importance of psychological dimensions in time and motion study
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Comments
RAVEENDRAN VP
May 31, 2019
very good information madam
Suyash Pundir
May 31, 2019
I share my birthday with Albert Einstein
On 14 march
SAYANTANI GHOSH
May 31, 2019
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Sourik Maitra
May 31, 2019
I will celebrate my birthday with Pranav Mistry
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May 31, 2019
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Bushes. R
May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019
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Vishwa
May 31, 2019
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Damanpreet Kaur
May 31, 2019
My birthday comes just a day before Ramakrishnan’s on May 17
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May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019
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Ritika
May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019
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Shavul Hameed
May 31, 2019
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Piyush Swami
May 31, 2019
Mine is with Charles Darwin
Khudeja
May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019
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June 1, 2019
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June 1, 2019
I will celebrate my birthday with sally ride
Avikshit
June 1, 2019
I share my birthday with Sally Ride because I do play tennis and am having aim of being astronaut.
S.mithunkumar
June 1, 2019
I share my birthday with Sally ride.
Jayadhree
June 1, 2019
I celebrate with Venkatraman Ramakrishna
Aaska keshari
June 2, 2019
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Jeny
June 2, 2019
So amazing ..my birthday is on may 7 ? …. But Raymond Arthur Lyttleton birthday is on may 7..
OLIVIA DEY
June 2, 2019
Excellent information,?????.. Sad I don’t share my birthday with any great scientist. Wish I would have shared my birthday with Sally Ride..
Pranjal kaushik
June 2, 2019
I will celebrate my birthday with isaac newton
On 23 april
Midhula S Panicker
June 3, 2019
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I will celebrate my birthday with Carson Mark
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June 3, 2019
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June 3, 2019
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June 3, 2019
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Aamina Rasheed
June 3, 2019
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June 4, 2019
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Shagun
June 6, 2019
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Subham Shaw
June 6, 2019
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Ishan .J
June 6, 2019
I would share my birthday with Dr.J Naralekar
Tanishq Madankar
June 7, 2019
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June 7, 2019
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Yash pathak
June 11, 2019
Nice information I celebrate my birthday with Pak’s independence day
Yash pathak
June 12, 2019
I celebrate my birthday with Pak’s independence day
Amey Mahesh Lembhe
July 1, 2019
I will celebrate my birthday with Ronald Ross on 18 May
Nihithaa
July 4, 2019
Which scientists born on May 5
Ishita Negi
May 1, 2020
I share my birthday with Ronald Ross
Nia Ajai
May 10, 2020
With Albert Einstein May 14