The 16 Greatest Science Communicators of All Time

Lecture halls, wildlife documentaries, kids' TV and YouTube all produced people who made science stick. Pick the voice that got through to you.

1. 1
   Derek Muller

   Physicist behind Veritasium, one of the most-watched science channels on YouTube.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Carl Sagan

   Astronomer whose Cosmos series and books made the universe feel personal to millions.
   946pts
3. 3
   Jane Goodall

   Primatologist whose chimpanzee research and talks carried conservation to a global audience.
   946pts
4. 4
   Brian Cox

   Particle physicist and BBC presenter of Wonders of the Solar System.
   801pts
5. 5
   Stephen Hawking

   Cosmologist whose A Brief History of Time became one of the best-selling science books ever.
   655pts
6. 6
   Isaac Asimov

   Biochemist and author of hundreds of popular science books alongside his science fiction.
   655pts
7. 7
   Mark Rober

   Former NASA engineer who teaches engineering through viral YouTube builds.
   655pts
8. 8
   Bill Nye

   The Science Guy, whose 1990s TV show taught a generation of American kids.
   655pts
9. 9
   David Attenborough

   Broadcaster whose seven decades of natural history films defined how the world sees wildlife.
   655pts
10. 10
    Mae Jemison

    First Black woman in space and a long-time advocate for science education.
    655pts
11. 11
    Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Astrophysicist, Hayden Planetarium director and host of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.
    568pts
12. 12
    Adam Savage

    MythBusters co-host who turned testing myths with explosions into a TV staple.
    468pts
13. 13
    Hank Green

    Co-creator of SciShow and Crash Course, two pillars of online science education.
    468pts
14. 14
    Don Herbert

    Mr. Wizard, whose 1950s kitchen-table experiments pioneered science TV for kids.
    353pts
15. 15
    Michio Kaku

    Theoretical physicist and ubiquitous TV and radio voice on string theory and the future.
    353pts
16. 16
    Richard Feynman

    Nobel physicist whose lectures and storytelling made quantum physics sound like fun.
    218pts

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