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- Abel transformIn mathematics, the Abel transform, named for Niels Henrik Abel, is an integral transform
- Abstract (summary)Brief summary of a research article
- Abu Bakr al-Razi10th-century Iranian physician and polymath
- Ada LovelaceEnglish mathematician (1815–1852)
- Adaptor hypothesisThe adaptor hypothesis is a theoretical scheme in molecular biology to explain how informa
- Adrien-Marie LegendreFrench mathematician (1752–1833)
- Ajoy GhatakAjoy Kumar Ghatak is an Indian physicist and author of physics textbooks.
- Al-BiruniKhwarazmian-Persian polymath (973–1048)
- Al-ZahrawiBerber Andalusian physician, surgeon and chemist (936–1013)
- Alan Herries WilsonSir Alan Herries Wilson FRS (2 July 1906 – 30 September 1995), was a British mathematical
- Albert A. MichelsonAmerican physicist (1852–1931)
- Albert HibbsAlbert Roach Hibbs (October 19, 1924 – February 24, 2003) was an American mathematician an
- Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts)Award
- Alessandro VoltaItalian chemist and physicist (1745–1827)
- Alexander FlemingScottish physician and microbiologist (1881–1955)
- Alexander Graham BellInventor of the telephone (1847–1922)
- Alexander GrothendieckFrench mathematician (1928–2014)
- Alexander von HumboldtGerman polymath (1769–1859)
- Alexandra CousteauAlexandra Marguerite Clémentine Cousteau (born March 21, 1976) is a filmmaker, sustainabil
- Alfred KinseyAmerican scientist (1894–1956)
- Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
- Alfred Russel WallaceEnglish naturalist (1823–1913)
- Alfred TarskiPolish–American mathematician (1901–1983)
- Alfred WegenerGerman climatologist and geophysicist (1880–1930)
- Alpha sheetAlpha sheet (also known as alpha pleated sheet or polar pleated sheet) is an atypical seco
- Amedeo AvogadroItalian scientist (1776–1856)
- André-Marie AmpèreFrench physicist and mathematician (1775–1836)
- Andreas VesaliusAnatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)
- Andrei SakharovSoviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist (1921–1989)
- Andrew Rutherford, 1st Earl of TeviotAndrew Rutherford, 1st Earl of Teviot (died 4 May 1664; sometimes spelt "Rutherfurd") was
- Andrey KolmogorovSoviet mathematician (1903–1987)
- Anita Burdman FefermanAnita Burdman Feferman (July 27, 1927 – April 9, 2015) was an American historian of mathem
- Anne C. MorelAnne C. Morel (also published as Anne C. Davis, died July 22, 1984) was an American mathem
- Antonie van LeeuwenhoekDutch microbiologist (1632–1723)
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (journal)Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering microbiology publis
- Apollonius (crater)Apollonius is a lunar impact crater located near the eastern limb of the Moon. It lies in
- Apollonius of PergaAncient Greek geometer and astronomer (c. 240–190 BC)
- Arrhenius (lunar crater)Arrhenius is a lunar impact crater that is located just on the far side of the Moon, near
- Arthur CayleyEnglish mathematician (1821–1895)
- Arthur Gordon WebsterArthur Gordon Webster (November 28, 1863 – May 15, 1923) was an American physicist who fou
- Arthur PardeeArthur Beck Pardee (July 13, 1921 – February 24, 2019) was an American biochemist. One bio
- AryabhataIndian mathematician-astronomer (476–550)
- Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen)Cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Audio Engineering SocietyThe Audio Engineering Society (AES) is a professional body for engineers, scientists, othe
- Aufidius BassusAufidius Bassus was a renowned Roman historian and orator who lived in the reign of August
- Augustin-Jean FresnelFrench optical physicist (1788–1827)
- Augustin-Louis CauchyFrench mathematician (1789–1857)
- Augustus VoelckerJohn Christopher Augustus Voelcker FRS (24 September 1822 – 5 December 1884) was a Royal A