Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Filipino chemist most famous for discovery of many cone snail toxins important for neuroscience

Is a Filipino chemist most famous for discovery of many cone snail toxins important for neuroscience. These molecules, called conotoxins led to a breakthrough in the study of ion channels and neuro-muscular synapses. He discovered and first characterized E. coli DNA ligase, a key enzyme of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology.

Is a computer scientist. She is currently the Ford Professor of Engineering in the MIT School of Eng

Is a computer scientist. She is currently the Ford Professor of Engineering in the MIT School of Engineering's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department and an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She earned her B

1983 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, was an American scientist and one of the world's most

1983 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, was an American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished cytogeneticists.

Is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She also participated in the Teacher in Space pr

Is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She also participated in the Teacher in Space program as the backup to Christa McAuliffe for the ill-fated STS-51L mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. She then trained as a Mission Specialist, and flew

American sociologist and one of the founders of the grounded theory methodology.At Columbia he was a

American sociologist and one of the founders of the grounded theory methodology.At Columbia he was a student of Paul Lazarsfeld and Robert K. Merton and received a Ph.D. in 1961. The dissertation was published in the book Organizational Scientists: Their Professional Careers. Post-doc Glaser started a research collaboration with Anselm Strauss at the University of California, San Francisco. Together they wrote Awareness of Dying (1965) based on a study of dying in Californian hospitals. The book was a success. As a response to the many methodological questions on the dying study the first grounded theory (GT) methodology appeared in 1967 co-authored with Strauss: The Discovery of Grounded Theory.

Was an Austrian jurist, politician, and entomologist (specializing in Lepidoptera). He was elected t

Was an Austrian jurist, politician, and entomologist (specializing in Lepidoptera). He was elected to the first district council of Vienna in 1848 and served as mayor of the city from 1868 to 1878.

Was an Austrian jurist, politician, and entomologist (specializing in Lepidoptera). He was elected t

Was an Austrian jurist, politician, and entomologist (specializing in Lepidoptera). He was elected to the first district council of Vienna in 1848 and served as mayor of the city from 1868 to 1878.

The Director and founder of The Institute For Behavior Therapy in New York City. He is Board certifi

The Director and founder of The Institute For Behavior Therapy in New York City. He is Board certified in both Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Psychology. He is the author of numerous academic and popular articles as well as two popular self help books: "Bailing Out"and "Why Do I Need You to Love Me in Order to Like Myself". He also has recorded the popular insomnia treatment CD set "Dr. Barry's Sound Asleep."

American scientist and recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Medicine for "discoveries concerning new

American scientist and recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Medicine for "discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases." Blumberg identified the Hepatitis B virus, and later developed the diagnostic test and vaccine for it.

A Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work in Electro-Weak Theory.

A Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work in Electro-Weak Theory. Salam, Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg shared the prize for this discovery.

One of the world's most respected and widely read Indian astrology columnist.[citation needed] He is

One of the world's most respected and widely read Indian astrology columnist.[citation needed] He is also professor of English in Ahmedabad. Despite being of Parsi heritage, he is known to be an ardent follower of Shri Ganesh. His astrological techniques combines Indian and Western Astrology, I-Ching, Tarot Cards, the Kabalah and Palmistry.

Was the founder of the white supremacist Church of the Creator (COTC).In 1968, he moved to Florida t

Was the founder of the white supremacist Church of the Creator (COTC).In 1968, he moved to Florida to work for George Wallace's presidential campaign. In 1973 he founded the original Church of the Creator (COTC) which changed its name to the World Church of the Creator (WCOTC) in 1996 when Matthew F. Hale was elected as its Pontifex Maximus, or Head Priest, and later to The Creativity Movement (TCM) in 2003 after a trademark dispute with the TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation. He attracted several hundred white racial loyalists as members from the US, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, and South Africa.

A Danish American physicist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Lyons Township Hig

A Danish American physicist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Illinois

Is an immunologist. She is Portuguese, born in Lisbon, Portugal. She earned her M.D. 1972 from the U

Is an immunologist. She is Portuguese, born in Lisbon, Portugal. She earned her M.D. 1972 from the University of Lisbon, and her Ph.D. 1978 from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is DR1 of the CNRS and director of a research unit of the INSERM

Was a French numismatist and archaeologist. Much of his lifetime's work was devoted to researching t

Was a French numismatist and archaeologist. Much of his lifetime's work was devoted to researching the French mathematician, Franciscus Vieta, a key figure in developing new algebra.[1]

Was a researcher in the physiology department of the University of California, San Francisco, and a

Was a researcher in the physiology department of the University of California, San Francisco, and a pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness

Was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a devout

Was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a devout Christian, physician, writer, educator, and humanitarian, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Was one the intellectual founders of Labor Zionism, instrumental to the establishment of the modern

Was one the intellectual founders of Labor Zionism, instrumental to the establishment of the modern State of Israel, and the editor of Davar, the first daily newspaper of the workers' movement.

Is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform

Is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights.

Is a French explorer who has organized expeditions to the North Pole and Siberia since the early 199

Is a French explorer who has organized expeditions to the North Pole and Siberia since the early 1990s. He has developed a logistical base in Khatanga, Northern Siberia for the launching of high-latitude expeditions. He is the founder and leader of Mammuthus, a scientific expedition-centered program aimed at constructing a record of paleobiodiversity through the collection and preservation of fossils throughout the Siberian Arctic.

Was a Belgian-French scientist, explorer, researcher, and a writer probably best known as "the fathe

Was a Belgian-French scientist, explorer, researcher, and a writer probably best known as "the father of cryptozoology"[1]. His monumental 1958 book, On the Track of Unknown Animals (originally published in French in 1955 as Sur la Piste des Bêtes Ignorées) is often regarded as one of the best and most influential cryptozoological works.

German mathematician who made important contributions to analysis and differential geometry, some of

German mathematician who made important contributions to analysis and differential geometry, some of them paving the way for the later development of general relativity.

German cell physiologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Erwin Neher in 19

German cell physiologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Erwin Neher in 1991 for their work on "the function of single ion channels in cells," and invention of the patch clamp

Was the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space. He is currently the president

Was the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space. He is currently the president of Airlines Service and Trade. With Charles Simonyi's travel, Farkas is no longer the only Hungarian who has been to space.

A Nobel prize-winning Canadian physicist.

A Nobel prize-winning Canadian physicist.