an Italian mathematician and astronomer, later naturalized French. He made significant contributions to the fields of analysis, number theory, and both classical and celestial mechanics.

a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He is primarily known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy

a Norwegian mathematician who made pioneering contributions in a variety of fields.

a French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader, and principal theorist of surrealism.

a French painter of portraits, genre scenes, and history painting.

a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide.