Which scientists were killed by their own experiments?

Whether through naiveté or simple slip-ups, these scientists all met their death because of the experiments they were conducting. read more

A Rosalind Franklin through the technique of X-ray crystallography photographed the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Her constant exposure to x-rays took her life at 37 years of age. read more

No, sometimes science is a matter of intense, dramatic or otherwise deadly experiments going disastrously wrong, with someone ending up dead at the end. They've plunged to their deaths, been irradiated and suffocated, all in the name of science. Meet 10 scientists who've killed themselves during their own experiments. read more