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The oldest living scientists
The oldest living scientists — the longest-running careers in the field.
- #NameAge
- 4
Leo Esaki
Scientists101born 1925 - 5ESErna Schneider Hoover
Scientists100born 1926 - 6
Madeleine M. Joullié
Scientists99born 1927 - 7ISIsaak SigalScientists99born 1927
- 8
Pauline NewmanScientists99born 1927 - 9
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
Scientists98born 1927 - 10BHBud HeldScientists98born 1927
- 11
Ernst G. Bauer
Scientists98born 1928 - 12
Yoshiro NakamatsuScientists98born 1928 - 13
Elias James CoreyScientists98born 1928 - 14JSJoachim SchubartScientists98born 1928
- 15
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Helen LingScientists97born 1928 - 16EVEberhard von KuenheimScientists97born 1928
- 17VAVandika AvetisyanScientists97born 1928
- 18
Margaret G. KivelsonScientists97born 1928 - 19
Silvio GarattiniScientists97born 1928 - 20JMJean MeeusScientists97born 1928
- 21
Martin CooperScientists97born 1928 - 22
John Polanyi
Scientists97born 1929 - 23
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Robert FischellScientists97born 1929 - 24
Eleonora GabrielianScientists97born 1929 - 25
Jaan EinastoScientists97born 1929
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