Science/AAAS | The Gonzo Scientist (Episode 14) - The Science Hall of Fame: "Welcome to the Science Hall of Fame, a pantheon of the most famous scientists of the past 200 years. This interactive database uses an objective and literal measure of fame: the frequency with which the full names of scientists appear in books published between 1800 and 2000. This is an example of 'culturomics' (see the Research Article by Michel et al. in the 14 January 2011 issue).
Look up scientists by name -- or sort the data by column -- to see their impact in milliDarwins (mD): one-thousandth of the average annual frequency that Charles Darwin's name appears in English-language books from the year he was 30 years old (1839) until 2000. Click the mD value to see a chart of their data over time."
