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34 Great Scientists Who Were Committed Christians

By The Doc

Here are some of the greatest scientists in history who were also deeply committed to their Christian faiths.

robert boyleRobert Boyle 1627 – 1691.
Said that a deeper understanding of science was a higher glorification of God. Defined elements, compounds, and mixtures. Discovered the first gas law – Boyle’s Law.
antoine lavoisierAntoine Lavoisier 1743 – 1794.
A Roman Catholic believer in the authenticity of the Holy Scriptures. A founder of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen’s role in combustion and respiration; discovered that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen;
eratosthenesLeonhard Euler 1707 – 1783.
The son of a Calvinist pastor. Wrote religious texts and is commemorated by the Lutheran Church on their Calendar of Saints. Published more mathematics than any other single mathematician in history, much of it brilliant and groundbreaking.
michael faradayMichael Faraday 1791 – 1867.
A devout member and elder of the Sandemanian Church. Discovered electromagnetic induction; discovered the first experimental link between light and magnetism; carried out the first room-temperature liquefaction of a gas.
james clerk-maxwellJames Clerk Maxwell 1831 – 1879.
An evangelical Protestant who learned the Bible by heart at age 14. Transformed our understanding of nature: his famous equations unified the forces of electricity and magnetism, indicating that light is an electromagnetic wave. His kinetic theory established that temperature is entirely dependent on the speeds of particles.
gregor mendelGregor Mendel 1822 – 1884.
A Roman Catholic Augustinian abbot. Founded the science of genetics; identified many of the mathematical rules of heredity; identified recessive and dominant traits.
Arthur ComptonArthur Compton 1892 – 1962.
A deacon in the Baptist Church. Discovered that light can behave as a particle as well as a wave, and coined the word photon to describe a particle of light.
ronald fisherRonald Fisher 1890 – 1962.
A devout Anglican: made religious broadcasts, and wrote religious articles. Unified evolution by natural selection with Mendel’s rules of inheritance, so defining the new field of population genetics. Invented experimental design; devised the statistical concept of variance.
bernhard riemannBernhard Riemann 1826 – 1866.
Son of a Lutheran pastor. A devout Christian who died reciting the Lord’s Prayer. Transformed geometry providing the foundation of Einstein’s theory of general relativity; the Riemann hypothesis has become the most famous unresolved problem in mathematics.
Georges LemaîtreGeorges Lemaître 1894 – 1966.
Roman Catholic priest. Discovered that space and the universe are expanding; discovered Hubble’s law; proposed the universe began with the explosion of a ‘primeval atom’ whose matter spread and evolved to form the galaxies and stars we observe today.
isaac newtonIsaac Newton 1643 to 1727.
Passionate dissenting Protestant who spent more time on Bible study than math and physics. Profoundly changed our understanding of nature with his law of universal gravitation and his laws of motion; invented calculus; built the first ever reflecting telescope; showed sunlight is made of all the colors of the rainbow.
Charles TownesCharles Townes 1915 – 2015.
A member of the United Church of Christ. Prayed daily. Wrote books linking science and religion; believed religion more important than science. Invented the laser and maser. Established that the Milky Way has a supermassive black hole at its center.
Mary AnningMary Anning 1799 – 1847.
A devoted Anglican, spent her spare time reading the Bible. Discovered the first complete specimen of a plesiosaur; deduced the diets of dinosaurs.
j. willard gibbsWillard Gibbs 1839 – 1903.
Member of the Congregational Church who attended services every week. Invented vector analysis and founded the sciences of modern statistical mechanics and chemical thermodynamics.
john daltonJohn Dalton 1766 – 1844.
A faithful Quaker who lived modestly. Dalton’s Atomic Theory is the basis of chemistry; discovered Gay-Lussac’s Law relating temperature, volume, and pressure of gases; discovered the law of partial gas pressures.
carl friedrich gaussCarl Friedrich Gauss 1777 – 1855.
A Lutheran Protestant who believed science revealed the immortal human soul and that there is complete unity between science and God. Gauss revolutionized number theory and invented the method of least squares and the fast Fourier transform. His profound contributions to the physical sciences include Gauss’s Law & Gauss’s Law for Magnetism.
charles barklaCharles Barkla 1877 – 1944.
A Methodist who believed science was part of his quest for God. Discovered that atoms have the same number of electrons as their atomic number and that X-rays emitted by excited atoms are ‘fingerprints’ for the atom.
george washington carverGeorge Washington Carver 1864 – 1943.
A Protestant Evangelist and Bible class leader whose faith in Jesus was the mechanism through which he carried out his scientific work. Improved the agricultural economy of the USA by promoting nitrogen providing peanuts as an alternative crop to cotton to prevent soil depletion.
francis collinsFrancis Collins 1950 – present.
Atheist turned devout Christian. Invented positional cloning. Took part in discovery of the genes for cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, and neurofibromatosis. Directed National Human Genome Research Institute for 15 years.
Ernest WaltonErnest Walton 1903 – 1995.
A devout Methodist, who said science was a way of knowing more about God. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics after he artificially split the atom and proved that E = mc2.
florence nightingaleFlorence Nightingale 1820 – 1910.
An Anglican who believed God spoke to her, calling her to her work. Transformed nursing into a respected, highly trained profession; used statistics to analyze wider health outcomes; advocated sanitary reforms largely credited with adding 20 years to life expectancy between 1871 and 1935.
j-j thomsonJ. J. Thomson 1856 – 1940.
A practicing Anglican who prayed and read the Bible daily. Discovered the electron; invented one of the most powerful tools in analytical chemistry – the mass spectrometer; obtained the first evidence for isotopes of stable elements.
alessandro voltaAlessandro Volta 1745 – 1827.
A Roman Catholic who declared that he had never wavered in his faith. Invented the electric battery; wrote the first electromotive series; isolated methane for the first time.
blaise pascalBlaise Pascal 1623 – 1662.
A Roman Catholic theologian. Pascal’s wager justifies belief in God. Devised Pascal’s triangle for the binomial coefficients and co-founded probability theory. Invented the hydraulic press and the mechanical calculator.
william thomsonWilliam Thomson (Lord Kelvin) 1824 – 1907.
An elder of the Free Church of Scotland. Codified the first two laws of thermodynamics, deduced the absolute zero of temperature is -273.15 °C. On the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is found at 0 kelvin. Invented the signalling equipment used in the first transatlantic telegraph via an undersea cable.
charles babbageCharles Babbage 1791 – 1871.
A Protestant devotee who devoted a chapter of his autobiography to a discussion of his faith. The father of the computer, invented the Analytical Engine, a Turing Complete computer in 1837 – the first general purpose computer.
werner heisenbergWerner Heisenberg 1901 – 1976.
A Lutheran with deep Christian convictions. One of the primary creators of quantum mechanics. Formulated the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
albrecht von hallerAlbrecht von Haller 1708 – 1777.
A Protestant, wrote religious texts and helped organize the construction of the Reformed Church in Göttingen. The father of modern physiology.
nicolas stenoNicolas Steno 1638 – 1686.
Born a Lutheran, converted to Catholicism and became a bishop. Beatified in 1988, the third of four steps needed to be declared a saint. One of the founders of modern geology and stratigraphy.
humphry davyHumphry Davy 1778 – 1829.
Said that God’s design was revealed by chemical investigations. Discovered the electrical nature of chemical bonding. Used electricity to split several substances into their basic building blocks for the first time, discovering chlorine and iodine; produced the first ever samples of the elements barium, boron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and strontium. Invented the safety lamp.
arthur eddingtonArthur Eddington 1882 – 1944.
A Quaker, who believed the hand that made us is Divine. He was the first scientist to propose stars obtain their energy from nuclear fusion. Experimentally verified Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.
ambrose flemingJohn Ambrose Fleming 1849 – 1945.
A devout Christian who preached about the Resurrection and founded the creationist Evolution Protest Movement. Founded the electronic age with his invention of the vacuum tube (thermionic valve); devised the hand rules for electric motors and generators.
Samuel MorseSamuel Morse 1791 – 1872.
A Calvinist with Unitarian sympathies who funded a lectureship considering the relation of the Bible to the Sciences. Took part in the invention of a single-wire telegraph and patented it. Developed the Morse code.
John EcclesJohn Eccles 1903 – 1997.
Christian and sometimes practicing Roman Catholic. Believed in a Divine Providence operating over and above the materialistic happenings of biological evolution. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the physiology of synapses.
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Comments

  1. Katherine says

    January 6, 2021 at 11:39 am

    Where is Xavier Le Pichon? He is a very commited, living christian and the father of plate techtonics. Surely one of the greats.

    Reply
  2. Mike De Fleuriot says

    December 18, 2020 at 6:35 pm

    I noticed something, most of these guys are pre-Darwin. This suggests that they did not understand science as it is described today. In other words, they did not have the explanation Science gives to show that gods are not needed in the creation and/or maintenance of the universe.

    Now I would what I would find if I had to look up a list of say 50 famous modern scientists, how many of those would be religious? I would suggest a lot more would be godless, because they understand what science has explained about the universe.

    Reply
    • Amy Joy says

      December 28, 2020 at 1:48 pm

      I’m a scientist who disagrees that natural selection and survival of the fittest are a sufficient explanation for the brilliance of life. The public are not made aware of the giant gaps in actual knowledge or the serious serious problems involved the 6th grade version of the typical explanation for how the universe came to be. Whole books are written on questions like, “How did life start?” And the answers are merely best-case scenarios, (which are still highly problematic). Multitudes of scientists with graduate degrees are skeptical that Darwin’s ideas – though valuable in certain ways – do the job to explain how we all got here.

      https://dissentfromdarwin.org/

      Reply
    • Louisa Roberts says

      December 30, 2020 at 2:04 pm

      Hi! I suggest you read through the comments because there are some valid points as to the statement you made.

      I suggest that you should do research not about God himself, because His existences can not be proven or disproven, but about the evidence that we are left with today. The Case For Christ is a great book to read or movie to watch, and I don’t consider it Christian propaganda. The research is based on facts. You can also read about the great flood, which has been proven to be the only explanation for why the continents/ earth is the way it is.

      There have also been multiple arguments against evolution that not even atheist/ scientist could answer, I suggest that you go read about that as well!

      In my opinion, all of these answers point to God. It is parallel to the Bible.

      There are many more, these are just a few that I can remember. I do not mean to attack you in anyway, I respect everyone and their beliefs. These might just point to a few things that have actually been answered. Louis Pasteur said that a little science distances you from God, but a lot of science brings you close to Him.

      English is not my native language, sorry if I made mistakes.

      Reply
  3. Mahindra Tamang says

    November 13, 2020 at 9:08 am

    90_95% scientists were Christian bcos of the mercy and grace of God.
    Jesus loves us!

    Reply
  4. Joyce Meadows says

    November 3, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    Mary Baker Eddy in her writings gave a marvelous contribution bringing science and religion together calling this oneness Divine Science.

    Reply
  5. Ivy says

    October 28, 2020 at 12:15 am

    Christian professors exist too – they are rare and often kept hidden in obscure nooks and crannies of the university- but we are out here. We are not a myth.

    Reply
  6. Steve Larson says

    July 31, 2020 at 7:59 pm

    Steve says,
    A reply to Edwin. You say you would love to see great scientists of faith after 1950? Then we would need to unshackle the minds in control in universities across the land. The climate of political correctness says that any one who publicly espouses their faith will lose their tenure and their position. A scientist at Iowa State University lost his just a few years back for acknowledging God in his work!

    Reply
    • Tom says

      August 16, 2020 at 12:19 pm

      Yes that has happened many times.
      I think it’s a shame that the so called intelectuals are unable and unwilling to accept truth.

      Reply
      • Breaking Terrible says

        October 5, 2020 at 5:42 am

        Believing in God is believing in an eternal life. Not believing in God is not believing in an eternal life. Easy, yes?

        We can’t prove He exists, nor can we prove that He doesn’t. Not everything is known with certainty. But in our hearts, at least we believe that the truth will be handed out at the end of our lives, and that hope is what we look forward to. This hope is a chance with absolute certainty from our perspective, but from another, its false hope. Having a chance with certain probability is better than having zero, and just by doing a little extra (believing) if you are already a good person is enough to get you that chance.
        Have you ever considered this- Everything we found as “evidence” are planned accordingly to the existence of God.
        I’ll have you know, these people are not looking for certificates to boost their pride. They are driven by passion towards Mathematics and Science.

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        • Bill says

          December 28, 2020 at 11:52 am

          Being ‘a good person’ has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Salvation- believing- or eternal life!
          As JESUS said, why do you call Me good? There are none good but God!!
          Salvation comes to those called whether we see them as good or not!

          Reply
  7. Edwin says

    June 18, 2020 at 3:58 pm

    Youngest one is born in 1950…

    Finding modern ‘great’ Christian Scientist would be more interesting!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      July 21, 2020 at 6:27 pm

      There are plenty. Just go to creation.com to find any. They have compiled a list of scientists who are creationists, there would be even more who are Christians but sway on origins. Interestingly, many scientists are not forward about faith or origins because they would lose their job or not be published in journals. True fact.

      Reply
  8. Kai says

    June 9, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    Atheists try to debunk Christianity with science, without realising that most of what we know today came from Christian Scientists. Everything around us is proof that God is real.

    Reply
    • John Haggai says

      August 22, 2020 at 5:24 pm

      This is absolutely true. Studying science is understanding God’s mind..

      Reply
  9. Nancy says

    May 22, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    Sadly, the world, today, is making it harder for Christians to follow that path.

    Reply
  10. Albert. says

    May 9, 2020 at 11:10 am

    Nice to see the prove that science and God aren’t rivals but united.Science is the discovery made in a universe created by God.

    Reply
  11. Roger carr says

    April 27, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    If I were an Atheist and had the opportunity to have lunch with Newton, Galileo, and perhaps some of the choices listed above I would have a question. I would like to ask them, why do you believe in God? Perhaps they might answer, After examining the facts we do not have enough blind faith to be an atheist. Just a thought.

    Reply
  12. dru hanson says

    April 6, 2020 at 11:42 am

    you left out Emanuel Swedenborg

    Reply
  13. Melinda Bernal says

    March 23, 2020 at 10:07 pm

    So glad to see that science and God are one. They should not be separated (in my opinion). So glad to see many scientists agree with me.

    Reply
  14. Edwin says

    March 6, 2020 at 9:12 am

    34 Great Scientist ,who believe in God 🙏 so blessed to know this.Thank you so much for this information ❤️😘

    Reply
  15. Captain says

    November 1, 2019 at 11:40 pm

    Great collection

    Reply

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