The History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology: A Culturally Affirming View

 

Alphabetical Listing of Scientists

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A - B
    • Alvarez, Luis
      (1911- ) Physics, United States of America
      Liquid hydrogen bubble chamber.
    • Armstrong, Neil
      (1930 - ) Astronaut, United States of America
      First man to walk on the moon.
    • Babbage, Charles
      (1792 - 1871) Mathematics, England
      Inventor of the first digital computer.
    • Bacon, Roger
      (1220-1292) Mathematics, England
      He was an early advocate for "the scientific method".
    • Bailey, Liberty
      (1858 - 1954) Botany, United States of America
      He helped to establish horticulture as an academic discipline.
    • Bell, Alexander Graham
      (1847 - 1922) Technology, Scotland
      Inventor of the telephone.
    • Berthelot, Marcelin
      (1827 - 1907) Chemistry, France
      Research into the properties of alcohols and acids.
    • Blackwell, Elizabeth
      (1821-1910) Medicine, United States of America
      First woman doctor in the United States of America.
    • Bluford, Guion
      (1942-) Astronaut, United States of America
      First Black astronaut in space.
    • Bunsen, Robert
      (1811 - 1899) Chemistry, Germany
      Experimental chemistry.
    • Burbank, Luther
      (1849-1926) Botanist, United States of America
      Plant genetics.

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C - D

 

    • Carson, Rachel
      (1907 - 1964) Ecology, United States of America
      Interdependence of plants and animals, pesticides in the environment.
    • Carver, George Washington
      (1864 - 1943) Biochemistry, United States of America
      Uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and studies in soil sciences.
    • Davy, Humphry
      (1778-1829) Chemistry, England
      Inventor of miner's safety lamp.

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E - F

 

    • Fermi, Enrico
      (1901 - 1954) Physics, Italian-America
      Noted for work with nuclear reactions.
    • Focault, Jean
      (1819 - 1868) Physics, France
      Law of Pendulum.

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G - H

 

    • Gagarin, Yury
      (1934 - 1968) Astronaut, Russia
      First man in space.
    • Hamilton, Alice
      (1869 - 1970) Medicine, United States of America
      Established the field of industrial medicine.
    • Hopper, Grace
      (1870 - 1992) Mathematics, United States of America
      Pioneer in the area of computer development.
    • Hyde, Ida
      (1854 - 1945) Medicine, United States of America
      Inventor of the microelectrode.
    • Hypatia
      (370 - 415) Mathematics, Greece
      Neoplatonic school in Alexandria, believed to be first woman scientist.

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K - L

 

    • Kaufman, Joyce
      (1929 - ) Chemist, United States of America
      Three-dimensional quantum chemical calculations.
    • Kelvin, William
      (1824-1907) Physics, Ireland
      Work in thermodynamics.
    • Kepler, Johannes
      (1571 - 1630) Physics, Germany
      Studies of planetary motion.
    • Koch, Robert
      (1843-1910) Bacteriology, Germany
      Founder of field of bacteriology.
    • LaFlesche, Susan
      (1854 - 1903) Medicine, United States of America
      Founder of field of culturally syntonic medicine.
    • Lamme, Bertha
      (1869 - 1954) Engineering, United States of America
      Theory and design or motors and generators.
    • Latimer, Lewis
      (1848 - 1928) Physics, United States of America
      Carbon filament for the electric light bulb.
    • Leavitt, Henrietta
      (1868 - 1921) Astronomy, United States of America
      Photographic magnitude of stars.
    • Lim, Robert Kho-Seng
      (1897 - 1969) Physiologist, Singapore
      Nerve receptors are chemosensitive.
    • Lister, Joseph
      (1827 - 1912) Medicine, England
      Germ theory of disease.
    • Lyell, Charles
      (1797 - 1875) Geology, Scotland
      Principles of geology.

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M - N

 

    • Maury, Antonia
      (1866 - 1952) Physics, United States of America
      Spectral analysis of northern stars.
    • McClintock, Barbara
      (1902 - 1995) Biology, United States of America
      Behavior of chromosomes - jumping genes.
    • Mendel, Gregor
      (1922 - 1884) Medicine, Czech Republic
      Genetics research.

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O - P

 

    • Oppenheimer, Robert
      (1904 - 1967) Physics, United States of America
      Developer of atomic bomb.
    • Pascal, Blaise
      (1623 - 1662) Mathematics, France
      Developer of adding machine.
    • Peebles, Florence
      (1874 - 1956) Biologist, United States of America
      Hydra regeneration experiments.
    • Perlmann, Gertrude
      (1912 - 1974) Biochemistry, Czechoslovakia
      Protein chemistry - phosphate containing proteins.
    • Planck, Max
      (1858 - 1947) Physics, Germany
      Quantum theory.

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Q - R

 

    • Reed, Walter
      (1851-1902) Medicine, United States of America
      Yellow fever research.

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S - T

 

    • Salk, Jonas
      (1914 - 1996) Medicine, United States of America
      Polio vaccine development.
    • Shepard, Alan
      (1923-) Astronaut, United States of America
      First American in space.
    • Tereshkova, Valentina
      (1937-) Astronaut, Russia
      First woman in space.

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W - X

 

    • Watt, James
      (1736 - 1819) Physics, Scotland
      Developed the steam engine.
    • Wrinch, Dorothy
      (1894 - 1980) Chemistry, Argentina
      Specificity of gene residues in amino acids.

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Y - Z

 

    • Yalow, Rosalyn
      (1921 - ) Physics, United States of America
      Radio immunoassay.

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