Science Experiments for Kids

 Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (Arzachel), (1028– 1087 ) Islamic Spain – almanac,
equatorium, universal astrolabe
 Yevgeny Zavoisky, (1907–1976) Russia – EPR spectroscopy, co-developer of NMR
spectroscopy
 Nikolay Zelinsky, (1861–1953) Russia – the first effective filtering coal gas mask in the
world
 Zhang Heng, (78–139) China – invented the first hydraulic-powered armillary sphere
 Zheng He, (1371–1433) China – treasure ship
 Nikolai Zhukovsky, (1847–1921) Russia – an early wind tunnel, co-developer of the Tsar
Tank
 Konrad Zuse, (22 June 1910–18 December 1995) Germany – invented the first
Computer (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4)
 Vasily Zvyozdochkin, (1876–1956) Russia – matryoshka doll (together with Sergey
Malyutin)
 Vladimir Zworykin, (1889–1982) Russia/U.S. – Iconoscope, kinescope.