Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a co-discoverer of pulsars, can appreciate the attraction.
From the newscientist.com
This is Valles Marineris, named after its discoverer, the 1971 Mariner 9 probe.
From the theatlantic.com
That person was the discoverer, and anonymity may be one of his great virtues.
From the sfgate.com
Watson was the co-discoverer with Francis Crick of the DNA molecule structure.
From the sacbee.com
One lock is called the Hayflick limit after its discoverer, Leonard Hayflick.
From the economist.com
I am wholly Portuguese and I have a bit of the navigator, of the discoverer, in me.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was the joint discoverer, with Norman Lockyer, of the new element in 1868.
From the newscientist.com
This road has come to be named Cade's Road after its eighteenth-century discoverer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I discovered that Tintin is a tenacious young discoverer and investigative reporter.
From the dailymail.co.uk
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Inventor: someone who is the first to think of or make something
The Corona program was a series of American strategic reconnaissance satellites produced and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science & Technology with substantial assistance from the U.S. Air Force. ...
(The Discoverers) The Discoverers is a non-fiction historical work by Daniel Boorstin published in 1983 and is the first in the Knowledge Trilogy that also includes The Creators and The Seekers. ...
One who discovers; the person who discovered something
Ah, the thrill of discovery! These projects are designed to be simple enough for stampers just learning about this art form, while still appealing to those who have been stamping for a long time. These projects have fewer steps and fewer supplies than more advanced projects.