John Walker - Inventors and Scientists

Inventors and Scientists

  • John E. Walker (born 1941), British chemist, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize
  • John Walker (inventor) (1781–1859), English chemist and inventor of the friction match in 1827
  • John Walker (programmer) (born c. 1950), one of the designers of AutoCAD
  • John Walker (natural historian) (1731–1803), Scottish naturalist
  • John M. Walker (1909–1990), American physician and investment banker
  • John Charles Walker (1893–1994), American agricultural scientist

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