Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a violin maker and researcher (and former grade-school science teacher) known for her creation, i

Is a violin maker and researcher (and former grade-school science teacher) known for her creation, in the 1950s and 1960s, of a family of eight proportionally-sized violins now known as the violin octet (see, e.g., the vertical viola) and for a considerable body of research into the acoustics of violins. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1963, Hutchins co-founded the Catgut Acoustical Society, which develops scientific insights into the construction of new and conventional instruments of the violin family.

Was an Italian entomologist.Carlo Emery was professor of Zoology at the University of Bologna.He lat

Was an Italian entomologist.Carlo Emery was professor of Zoology at the University of Bologna.He later worked in Geneva. Emery specialised in Hymenoptera and but his early work was on Coleoptera.

Italian physicist at CERN who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984, a prize he shared with Simon v

Italian physicist at CERN who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984, a prize he shared with Simon van der Meer.

Is a Peruvian born NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant

Is a Peruvian born NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.

Was a Cuban physician and scientist, recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research.Finlay was bor

Was a Cuban physician and scientist, recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research.Finlay was born in Puerto Principe, Cuba, of French and Scottish descent. He changed his name to Carlos Juan Finlay later in his life. In 1853 he attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

An American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work with and against Lawrence K

An American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work with and against Lawrence Kohlberg on ethical community and ethical relationships, and certain subject-object problems in ethics. She is currently a Professor at New York University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge. She is best known for her 1982 work, In a Different Voice.She began her teaching career at Harvard University in 1967, receiving tenure with the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1986. Gilligan taught for two years at the University of Cambridge (from 1992-1994) as a Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions. In 1997, she was the to be appointed to the Patricia Albjerg Graham Chair in Gender Studies.[

Properly Kaspar was an Austrian naturalist and physician who made significant contributions to entom

Properly Kaspar was an Austrian naturalist and physician who made significant contributions to entomology, especially Coleoptera.His best known work, introducing many new genera and species is Fauna Austriaca. Oder Beschreibung der österreischischen Insekten für angehande Freunde der Entomologie. Volume 1 1804 1805?, Volume 2 1812, Volume 3 1825.

Is an Italian-born French archaeologist and anthropologist, who specialises in the study of pre-Colu

Is an Italian-born French archaeologist and anthropologist, who specialises in the study of pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica, and in particular the iconography, art and mythology and religion of the Olmec civilization. From 2001 Magni has held a Maître de conférences position in Mesoamerican archaeology at the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne, Paris.

Is an officer in the United States Air Force and a NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of two Space Shu

Is an officer in the United States Air Force and a NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions.She was selected by NASA in 1992 to become a mission specialist astronaut. She has taken part in two Space Shuttle missions. In 1995 she was

Was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, as C. L. Moore. She was one of the first women t

Was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, as C. L. Moore. She was one of the first women to write in the genre, and paved the way for many other female writers in speculative fiction.

A British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1950) for his development of the photograp

A British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1950) for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson), a heavy subatomic particle.

American psychology professor known for his work in psychological testing and assessment.Reynolds wa

American psychology professor known for his work in psychological testing and assessment.Reynolds was born on February 7, 1952 at the US Naval Hospital in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. His father, Cecil C. Reynolds, was a career marine, enlisting in 1929 and retiring in 1960. His mother, Daphne, owned and taught at a private preschool and kindergarten for 25 years, later becoming a published poet and author of children's books. Reynolds attended New Hanover High School, graduating in 1969, and turned down a Presidential appointment to the United States Naval Academy by Richard Nixon, after being drafted by the New York Mets. He played on various minor league teams within the Mets organization, making 3 all-star teams in different leagues, prior to a career-ending injury in 1974, the year of his first major league contract.

Was the founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951) and its artistic director for 24 years ().In

Was the founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951) and its artistic director for 24 years ().In 1941, aged 20, she was recognized as one of the finest dramatic ballerinas in the Sadler's Wells company. In 1947 she joined the Metropolitan Ballet as a soloist and ballet mistress. It was there that she began choreographing for television, creating the first two ballets - Eve of St. Agnes and Dance of Salomé - ever commissioned by the BBC.

Was a Jewish-Italian criminologist and founder of the Italian School of Positivist Criminology. Lomb

Was a Jewish-Italian criminologist and founder of the Italian School of Positivist Criminology. Lombroso rejected the established Classical School, which held that crime was a characteristic trait of human nature. Instead, using concepts drawn from physio

Indian physicist, who was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the molecular scat

Indian physicist, who was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the molecular scattering of light and for the discovery of the Raman effect, which is named after him.

Was an American archaeologist and naturalist, born at Trenton, New Jersey. He studied medicine at th

Was an American archaeologist and naturalist, born at Trenton, New Jersey. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and served as a surgeon in the Union Army during the Civil War. From 1876 to 1889 he was assistant curator of the Peabody Mus

American archaeologist and naturalist, born at Trenton, N. J. He studied medicine at the University

American archaeologist and naturalist, born at Trenton, N. J. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and served as a surgeon in the Federal Army during the Civil War. From 1876 to 1889 he was assistant curator of the Peabody Museum in Cambridge, Mass., to which he presented a collection of 20,000 archæological specimens; he freely gave also to other archæological collections

Is an American astronaut with NASA and a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army. He served as a pilot in the arme

Is an American astronaut with NASA and a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army. He served as a pilot in the armed forces. As a member of the armed forces Gemar received numerous awards and honors including a Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal,

S a French-Swiss Physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 in recognition of the ser

S a French-Swiss Physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 in recognition of the service he had rendered to precision measurements in physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys.

English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman

English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. He also did seminal work on models for human intelligence, including his theory that disparate cognitive test scores reflect a single general factor and coining the term g factor.

A distinguished psychologist who developed a technique for the measurement of the connotative meanin

A distinguished psychologist who developed a technique for the measurement of the connotative meaning of concepts known as the semantic differential.e was a professor of psychology of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana from 1949 to 1984, and a research professor of the Institute of Communications Research (ICR), in the UI College of Communications. He as the Director of the ICR from 1957 to 1984. He served as president of the American Psychological Association from 1962 to 1963.

Was a physician and American NASA astronaut.In 1978 Brady worked as the team physician in sports med

Was a physician and American NASA astronaut.In 1978 Brady worked as the team physician in sports medicine for Iowa State University in Ames. He continued in sports medicine and family practice for the next seven years working as a team physician at the Un

Was a French archaeologist and politician. He had the good fortune to discover the propylaea of the

Was a French archaeologist and politician. He had the good fortune to discover the propylaea of the acropolis, and his work, L'Acropole d'Athenes was published by order of the minister of public instruction. On his return to France, promotion and distinctions followed rapidly upon his first successes. He was made doctor of letters, chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, professor of archaeology at the Bibliothèque Impériale, member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and perpetual secretary of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.

Was a Belgian naturalist.He was the author of Planches colorées des oiseaux de l’Europe ("Color p

Was a Belgian naturalist.He was the author of Planches colorées des oiseaux de l’Europe ("Color plates of the birds of Europe") and Catalogue systématique des Lépidoptères de la Belgique ("Systematic catalog of the Lepidoptera of Belgium"), which was completed by his son, Alphonse Joseph Charles Dubois (1839–1921), after his death.

English physicist.He was born in Widnes and studied at the Liverpool Institute and Liverpool Univers

English physicist.He was born in Widnes and studied at the Liverpool Institute and Liverpool University. In 1913, after having worked at the universities of Cambridge, Liverpool and King's College London