Scientists Scientists William S. Nye (born November 27, 1955), known as "Bill Nye the Science Guy", is an American television program host, scientist, and mechanical engineer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Nye"
Friederich Golz was a German scientist. He performed the first lobotomy on dogs in 1890. The operation made them less aggressive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friederich Golz"
Lars Valerian Ahlfors ( April 18, 1907 - October 11, 1996) was a Finnish mathematician, remembered for his work in the field of Riemann surfaces and his text on complex analysis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lars Ahlfors"
This is a list of famous Jewish Americans. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Jewish Americans"
This is a list of scientists who are known in their field as a pair. For a complete list of pairs see Lists of pairs. For pairs sorted by name see List of pairs sorted by name. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of scientist pairs"
For lists of scientists see: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of scientists"
A mad scientist is a stock character of popular fiction, either villainous, or benign and scatterbrained. Whether insane, eccentric, or simply bumbling, the mad scientist is often working with some utterly fictional technology in order to forward his or her evil schemes. Alternatively, he or she doesn't see the evil that will ensue from the hubris of "playing God". Because of recent profusion of geek culture, modern mad scientist depictions are often satirical and humorous rather than critical. Some are actually protagonists, such as Dexter in the cartoon series Dexter's Laboratory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mad scientist"
* George Ellis — He co-authored The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time with University of Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking. He also won the 2004 Templeton Prize and got involved with the Quaker Service Fund. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Quakers in science"
A scientist is an expert in at least one area of science who uses the scientific method to do research. William Whewell coined the word in 1833 at the request of the poet Coleridge. Before that, it had been "natural philosopher" or "man of science". Scientists have an innate desire to understand the world (and Universe), often from childhood. At one time science was not in the public eye, though technology has continually modified human existence. Now the activity of scientists, especially those in medicine, is widely known. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scientist"
Lord Solly Zuckerman ( May 30, 1904 - April 1, 1993) was a UK public servant, zoologist, and scientific advisor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Solly Zuckerman"
Margaret Cavendish, a 17th century aristocratic woman, took part in some of the most important scientific debates of that time. She was however, not inducted into the English Royal Society, although she was once allowed to attend a meeting. She wrote a number of works on scietific matters, including Observations upon Experimental Philosophy and Grounds of Natural Philosophy. In these works she was especially critical of the growing belief that humans, through science, were the masters of nature. As an aristocrat, the Duchess of Cavendish was a good example of the women in France and England who worked in science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Women in science"
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