Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was the founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, an agricultural supplier specializing in potato produc

Was the founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, an agricultural supplier specializing in potato products. In 2007 he was estimated to be the 89th-richest person in America, at $3.6 billion. At the time of his death in May 2008, at age 99, he was the oldest billionaire on the Forbes 400.

American physicist and winner, with John Bardeen and Leon Neil Cooper, of the 1972 Nobel Prize for P

American physicist and winner, with John Bardeen and Leon Neil Cooper, of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physics for developing the BCS theory , the first successful microscopic theory of superconductivity.

A British-born forester and ecologist who now resides in Australia. While working with the Forestry

A British-born forester and ecologist who now resides in Australia. While working with the Forestry Division in Trinidad and Tobago during the 1940s, Beard developed a system of forest classification for Tropical America and described the forests of Trinidad, Tobago, and the Lesser Antilles; these descriptions remain standard references on the topics.After leaving Trinidad, Beard moved to South Africa and then to Australia, where he produced an extensive series of vegetation maps covering much of the country.His extensive surveys of Western Australia set standards for understanding regional floristic zones and biogeographical areas for the whole state. He was the main author of the 1974-1981 explanatory notes to the mapping project of the Vegetation Survey of Western Australia

J. T. Curtis was a productive writer on a variety of botanical subjects ranging from statistical eco

J. T. Curtis was a productive writer on a variety of botanical subjects ranging from statistical ecology and plant physiology to conservation and the study of orchids. As an ecologist he was known for his support of Henry Gleason’s individualistic hypothe

Is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on April 21, 1972 during the Apollo 16 mission.You

Is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on April 21, 1972 during the Apollo 16 mission.Young enjoyed one of the longest and busiest careers of any astronaut in the American space program. He twice journeyed to the Moon, was the first person to f

Was an American rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology and co-founde

Was an American rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology and co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Aerojet Corporation. He was also an enthusiastic occultist, and one of the earliest American devotees of Aleister Crowley.

Was an American psychologist who pioneered the scientific study of human motivation, achievement and

Was an American psychologist who pioneered the scientific study of human motivation, achievement and behavior. He was a World War II veteran, teacher, scholar, and long term member of the University of Michigan Community.Atkinson was a leader in establishing motivation as a distinct field of study in psychology research. His belief that scientific progress came from conceptual breakthroughs fueled his formulation and reformulation of a theory of motivation. He was one of the first in psychology to incorporate rigorous mathematical models in his theories and to use computer simulations of these models for experimentation. He also recognized the importance of measurement in science, maintaining a career-long interest in the refinement of measures of motivation by means of content analysis of imaginative thought using, for example, the Thematic Apperception Test. He is well known for establishing measures for motives of achievement, affiliation, fear, sex, risk-taking behavior, and aggression. His discipline-changing ideas were followed around the world. In recognition, he received in 1979 the American Psychological Association's highest award, the Gold Medal for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Was an American scientist and advocate. He was Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at U

Was an American scientist and advocate. He was Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at University of California at Berkeley. Some of his early work was on the Manhattan Project, and he shares patents on the fissionability of uranium-233 as well as on early processes for separating plutonium from fission products. Dr. Gofman later worked in medicine and led the team that discovered and characterized lipoproteins in the causation of heart disease. In 1963, he established the Biomedical Research Division for the Livermore National Laboratory, where he was on the cutting edge of research into the connection between chromosomal abnormalities and cancer.

Was an English naturalist, geologist, and palaeontologist.Salter was apprenticed in 1835 to James De

Was an English naturalist, geologist, and palaeontologist.Salter was apprenticed in 1835 to James De Carle Sowerby, and was engaged in drawing and engraving the plates for Sowerby's Mineral Conchology, the Supplement to his English Botany, and, other Natural History works. In 1842 he was employed for a short time by Adam Sedgwick in arranging the fossils in the Woodwardian Museum at Cambridge, and he accompanied the professor on several geological expeditions (1842-1845) into Wales.

Was a Japanese chemist.In 1884 he married Caroline Field Hitch, with whom he had two children. Takam

Was a Japanese chemist.In 1884 he married Caroline Field Hitch, with whom he had two children. Takamine continued to work for the department of agriculture and commerce until 1887. Leaving, he founded the Tokyo Artificial Fertilizer Company, where he later isolated the enzyme Takadiastase, an enzyme of rice malt, from his research in rice fermentation for the production of sake.[1]

Is retired United States naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.McBride was pilot of STS 41-G, wh

Is retired United States naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.McBride was pilot of STS 41-G, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 5, 1984, aboard the Orbiter Challenger. This was the first crew of seven. During their eight da

Was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival movement, founder of the first Lithuan

Was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival movement, founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Auszra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Sei

Made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly in the area of

Made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly in the area of standards. He is principally known for being the Editor of the Request for Comment (RFC) document series, and for administering the Internet Assigned Numbe

Is a British sociologist and social theorist in the fields of Renaissance literature (especially dra

Is a British sociologist and social theorist in the fields of Renaissance literature (especially drama), gender studies, queer theory (queer studies), art, censorship, history of ideas, death studies, decadence, and cultural theory. He received his BA from Keele University and his PhD from the University of London.

A multi-awarded Filipino science education specialist, educational psychologist, academic, teacher,

A multi-awarded Filipino science education specialist, educational psychologist, academic, teacher, historian, and author known for his works in psychology and the Rizal Course. In 1995 he was the chair of the Information Science Group of the University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development[1] when he resigned to work for a private firm dealing with computer services. In 1998 he joined the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde to teach social science courses and by 2005 he was appointed full professor in the said educational institution. Fadul had gone through several life-threatening illnesses such as pulmonary tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, diffuse toxic goiter but overcame them through medication.

Was an Austrian entomologist from Vienna.He obtained a doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1904

Was an Austrian entomologist from Vienna.He obtained a doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1904 and taught in Vienna from 1904 to 1907. He then taught at Brüx from 1907 to 1910 , at Brünn from 1910 to 1913 and again at Vienna from 1918 to 1936. He published the first modern monograph on Braconidae:

Was an American entomologist.He held the position of State Entomologist from 1881 following the crea

Was an American entomologist.He held the position of State Entomologist from 1881 following the creation of this post by the federal government.He served until 1898. Linner wrote wrote 900 scientific papers and 13 Report on the injurious and other insects of the State of New Yorkon crop pests and injurious insects associated with agriculture.

American physiologist

American physiologist

Fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief Engineer and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution an

Fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief Engineer and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution and cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences.During the War of 1812, he was Chief Engineer of the Niagara frontier and Lake Champlain armies under General Stephen Van Rensselaer. He was brevetted lieutenant colonel for gallant conduct in the Battle of Plattsburg. As a member of the first permanent Board of Engineers, 1816, he laid down durable principles of coast defense construction.

Was an Ottoman born Jewish-French Orientalist and traveller. While a teacher in Jewish schools, firs

Was an Ottoman born Jewish-French Orientalist and traveller. While a teacher in Jewish schools, first in his native town and later in Bucharest, he devoted his leisure to the study of Oriental languages and archeology, in which he became proficient. In 1868 he was sent by the Alliance Israélite Universelle to Abyssinia to study the conditions of the Falashas. His report on that mission, which he had fulfilled with distinguished success, attracted the attention of the French Institute (Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres), which sent him to Yemen to study the Sabaean inscriptions. Halévy returned with 686 of these,

American astrophysicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery with Russell Alan Huls

American astrophysicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery with Russell Alan Hulse of a "new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation."

Is an American astrophysicist.Taylor was born in Philadelphia to Joseph Hooton Taylor, Sr., and Sylv

Is an American astrophysicist.Taylor was born in Philadelphia to Joseph Hooton Taylor, Sr., and Sylvia Evans Taylor, both of whom had Quaker roots for many generations, and grew up in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey.

Is a Canadian astronaut, engineer and politician.Garneau was the first Canadian in space, and has ta

Is a Canadian astronaut, engineer and politician.Garneau was the first Canadian in space, and has taken part in three flights aboard NASA Space shuttles. He was the president of the Canadian Space Agency from 2001 to 2006, and in 2003 was installed as the

Was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Ichneumonidae.A Dr.phil. Kriechb

Was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Ichneumonidae.A Dr.phil. Kriechbaumer was Kurator (Director) of the Munich Natural History Museum (Zoologische Staatssammlung München).His son Anton Kriechbaumer (1849-1935) was also an e

Is an educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut.[1][2] In May 2004 he became the first person of

Is an educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut.[1][2] In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19.[3] He completed his