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- F. Gwendolen ReesWelsh zoologist and parasitologist
- Fabiola GianottiItalian physicist, previous director general of the European Council for Nuclear Research
- Faddeev–LeVerrier algorithmIn mathematics (linear algebra), the Faddeev–LeVerrier algorithm is a recursive method to
- Faiza Al-KharafiKuwaiti chemist (born 1946)
- Fanny GatesAmerican physicist
- Fanny HesseGerman biologist (1850–1934)
- FASEB Excellence in Science AwardThe Excellence in Science Award was established by the Federation of American Societies fo
- Fastpitch softballForm of softball
- Father of surgeryTitle given to various founders of surgery
- Faubourg Saint-GermainFaubourg Saint-Germain (French pronunciation: ) is a historic district of Paris, France. T
- Fazlur Rahman KhanBangladeshi architect (1929–1982)
- Fedor TokarevRussian and Soviet weapons designer (1871–1968)
- Fei-Fei LiAmerican computer scientist (born 1976)
- Felix BlochSwiss-American physicist (1905–1983)
- Felix Bloch (diplomatic officer)Felix Bloch (; German: ; born July 19, 1935) is a former director of European and Canadian
- Félix d'HérelleFrench microbiologist
- Felix HausdorffGerman mathematician (1868–1942)
- Felix Hoppe-SeylerErnst Felix Immanuel Hoppe-Seyler (né Felix Hoppe; 26 December 1825 – 10 August 1895) was
- Felix KleinGerman mathematician (1849–1925)
- Felix MoschelesFelix Stone Moscheles (8 February 1833 – 22 December 1917) was an English painter, writer,
- Felix WankelGerman mechanical engineer (1902–1988)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceFellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (FAAAS) is an honor
- Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward by the Royal Society of London
- Female entrepreneursWomen who organize and manage an enterprise
- Female graffiti artistsFemale participation in graffiti culture
- Feminist technoscienceTransdisciplinary branch of science studies
- Femmes et SciencesLearned society of France
- Ferdinand CohnGerman biologist (1828–1898)
- Ferdinand PorscheAustrian-born German automotive engineer, inventor (1875–1951)
- Ferdinand von LindemannCarl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (12 April 1852 – 6 March 1939) was a German mathematici
- Ferdinand von ZeppelinGerman general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)
- Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problemIn physics, the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou (FPUT) problem or formerly the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam p
- Fern HuntAmerican mathematician
- Ferris wheelAmusement ride
- Feryal ÖzelTurkish-American astronomer
- Festuca edlundiaeFestuca edlundiae, commonly known as Edlund's fescue, is a native, perennial tufted grass
- Filling area conjectureIn differential geometry, Mikhail Gromov's filling area conjecture asserts that the hemisp
- Finkbeiner testChecklist to help journalists avoid gender bias
- Fiona PowrieSidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology
- Fiona WattBritish scientist
- Fiorella KostorisItalian economist (born 1945)
- Flagstaff, ArizonaCity in Arizona, United States
- Flavelle MedalThe Flavelle Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada "for an outstanding contribu
- FleurierFleurier was a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel i
- Flora Haines LougheadFlora Haines Loughead (later, Flora Gutierrez; 1855–1943) was an American writer, farmer,
- Florence B. SeibertAmerican biochemist
- Florence Bell (scientist)British X-ray crystallographer
- Florence MurangaUgandian biochemist, food scientist, academic and corporate executive
- Florence R. SabinAmerican medical scientist (1871–1953)
- Florence van StratenAmerican physicist and meteorologist (1913–1992)
- Florence WambuguKenyan biologist (born 1953)
- Florica TopârceanuRomanian biologist
- Floris VersterFloris Hendrik Verster (9 June 1861 – 21 January 1927) was a Dutch painter.
- Flory–Rehner equationIn polymer science Flory–Rehner equation is an equation that describes the mixing of polym
- Flower MsuyaTanzanian scientist
- Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopyFluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS) is a spectroscopic technique that exami
- Folk scienceFolk science (also known as "folk knowledge" or "folk classification" (not to be confused
- Fontenay-lès-BriisFontenay-lès-Briis (French pronunciation: , literally Fontenay near Briis) is a commune in
- Ford RangesThe Ford Ranges (77°0′S 144°0′W / 77.000°S 144.000°W) are a collection of mountain groups
- Fosnavågis a town in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the admini
- Foundation for the National Institutes of HealthThe Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3)
- Four Freedoms AwardThe Four Freedoms Award is an annual award presented to "those men and women whose achieve
- FRACTRANFRACTRAN is a Turing-complete esoteric programming language invented by the mathematician
- Frances AllenAmerican computer scientist (1932–2020)
- Frances ArnoldAmerican chemist and academic (born 1956)
- Frances HugleAmerican scientist, engineer, inventor
- Frances McConnell-MillsAmerican physician, toxicologist and forensic pathologist (1900-1975)
- Frances Oldham KelseyCanadian-American physician and pharmacologist (1914–2015)
- Frances Saunders (scientist)British scientist
- Frances SpenceAmerican physicist and computer scientist
- Francesco RediItalian naturalist and poet
- Francine BermanAmerican computer scientist
- Francine NtoumiCongolese parasitologist
- Francis BeaufortIrish hydrographer and naval officer (1774–1857)
- Francis CollinsAmerican physician-scientist (born 1950)
- Francis Crick InstituteThe Francis Crick Institute (formerly the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation) i
- Francis William AstonBritish chemist and physicist (1877–1945)
- Francisca Nneka OkekeNigerian professor and physicist
- Francisca Praguer FróesBrazilian physician and activist
- Franck ReportThe Franck Report of June 1945 was a document signed by several prominent nuclear physicis
- François EnglertBelgian theoretical physicist (1932–2026)
- François VièteFrench mathematician (1540–1603)
- François-Marie RaoultFrench physical chemist (1830–1901)
- Françoise Barré-SinoussiFrench virologist and Nobel laureate (born 1947)
- Frank E. MarbleFrank Earl Marble (July 21, 1918 – August 11, 2014) was an American scientist who worked i
- Frank PantridgeNorthern Irish cardiologist and inventor (1916–2004)
- Frank WilczekAmerican physicist and Nobel laureate (born 1951)
- Frank ZamboniAmerican inventor and engineer (1901–1988)
- Frank–Tamm formulaThe Frank–Tamm formula yields the amount of Cherenkov radiation emitted on a given frequen
- Frankfurt Main Cemetery50°04′52″N 8°24′38″E / 50.08099°N 08.41055°E
- Franz ReicheltFrench parachuting pioneer (1878–1912)
- Fred DiamondFred Irvin Diamond (born November 19, 1964) is a mathematician, known for his role in prov
- Fred HollowsNew Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist (1929–1993)
- Fred HoyleEnglish astronomer (1915–2001)
- Fred TappertFrederick Drach Tappert (April 21, 1940 – January 9, 2002) was an American physicist whose
- Frederick BantingCanadian medical scientist and doctor (1891–1941)
- Frederick Gowland HopkinsEnglish biochemist (1861–1947)
- Frederick GutekunstFrederick Gutekunst (September 25, 1831 – April 27, 1917) was an American photographer fro
- Frederick ReinesAmerican physicist (1918–1998)
- Frederick Scott ArcherEnglish photographer and sculptor
- Frederick SoddyEnglish radiochemist (1877–1956)
- Frederick Winslow TaylorAmerican mechanical engineer (1856–1915)
- Freeman DysonBritish theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020)
- FreihungFreihung is a municipality in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria in Germany.
- French Academy of SciencesFrench learned society
- Frey's syndromeFrey's syndrome (also known as Baillarger's syndrome, Dupuy's syndrome, auriculotemporal s
- Friedmann PrizeThe Friedmann Prize is a Soviet and Russian physics prize, awarded for outstanding work in
- Friedrich Kohlrausch (physicist)Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch (14 October 1840 – 17 January 1910) was a German physic
- Friedrich MohsGerman geologist and mineralogist (1773–1839)
- Friedrich Wilhelm BesselGerman astronomer and mathematician (1784–1846)
- Frits ZernikeDutch physicist (1888–1966)
- Fritz TodtGerman engineer and senior Nazi figure (1891–1942)
- Fritz ZwickySwiss astronomer (1898–1974)
- Fumiko YonezawaJapanese theoretical physicist (1938–2019)