Scientific Indiana

p>Explore Indiana's rich scientific heritage

Scientists who lived, worked, or were educated in the Hoosier State have made fundamental contributions to astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics. Astronomer Vesto Slipher discovered that almost all the galaxies were moving away from our own Milky Way Galaxy. Biologist Alfred Kinsey was a pioneer in the field of human sexuality. Chemist Harold Urey discovered deuterium and worked on the Manhattan Project. And physicist Edward Purcell discovered nuclear magnetic resonance, the basis for MRI, one of the most significant medical advances in a century. Scientists with Indiana connections have also been awarded a dozen Nobel prizes.

Hoosier science teacher Duane S. Nickell offers a glimpse into the lives of seventeen scientific heroes from Indiana.

Duane S. Nickell is a retired physics teacher in Indianapolis. He is a past president of the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers and a winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, the nation's highest honor for science and mathematics teachers. His previous books include Guidebook for the Scientific Traveler: Visiting Astronomy and Space Exploration Sites Across America and Guidebook for the Scientific Traveler: Visiting Physics and Chemistry Sites Across America.