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Frans de Waal

Peter Wadhams

John Waller

Ian Walmsley

Benjamin Wardhaugh

A. E. Warren

Ian Watson

James Watson

Nigel Watson

Stephen Webb

Gavin Weightman

Steven Weinberg

David Weintraub

Andy Weir

Michael Welland

Wellcome (Mosaic Science)

Gary Wenk

John Wenz

Brad Wetzler

David Whitehouse

Catherine Whitlock (with Nicola Temple)

Tom Whyntie (with Oliver Pugh)

Norbert Wiener

Marjorie Wieseman

Frank Wilczek

Stephen Wilk

Maurice Wilkins

Matt Wilkinson

Yorick Wilks

  • Artificial Intelligence: modern magic or dangerous future? ****

    • Clifford Will (with Nicolas Yunes)

    Anthony Williams (with Don Tapscott)

    J. B. Williams

    Mark Williams (with Jan Zalasiewicz)

    Paul Williams

    Sheila Williams

    Victoria Williamson

    Jon Willis

    Christopher Wills

    Edward Wilson

    Edward Wilson (with Bert Holldobler)

    Robin Wilson

    Ian Wilmut (with Roger Highfield)

    Davey Winder

    Nick Clark Windo

    Laurie Winkless

    Emily Winterburn

    Richard Wiseman

    Peter Woit

    Maryanne Wolf

    Gene Wolfe

    Stephen Wolfram

  • Adventures of a Computational Explorer ***

    • Robert Wolke

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