Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a NASA astronaut.Hire later instructed student naval flight officers while assigned to Naval Air

Is a NASA astronaut.Hire later instructed student naval flight officers while assigned to Naval Air Training Unit Mather (NAVAIRTU Mather), a tenant command associated with the 323d Flying Training Wing at Mather Air Force Base, California. While assigned

Is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hour

Is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity. She is currently the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Sci

Was a geochemist who made some of the first measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in seawater

Was a geochemist who made some of the first measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in seawater and subsequently showed the evidence in seawater and the atmosphere of the dangers of radioactive fallout.Saruhashi was born in Tokyo and graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1943. In 1950, she started studying CO2 levels in seawater and earned her doctorate in chemistry in 1957 from the University of Tokyo, becoming the first woman to do so. Instead of teaching school, as was expected at the time, Saruhashi wanted to do research. She then joined the Geochemical Laboratory established by Yasuo Miyake, a government meteorologist and her mentor.

Is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a Professor of Computer Science, and director

Is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a Professor of Computer Science, and director of the Center for Wireless Information Network Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Is an analytic philosopher of medicine. He studied medicine and philosophy at the German universitie

Is an analytic philosopher of medicine. He studied medicine and philosophy at the German universities of Münster, Berlin, and Göttingen with Internship and residency 1967-1971, assistant professor 1972-1982, full professor of philosophy of medicine at the University of Münster 1982-2004.

Japanese chemist

Japanese chemist

Was a researcher in artificial intelligence. He led the development of the MISTIC project which was

Was a researcher in artificial intelligence. He led the development of the MISTIC project which was launched in May 1996. He founded the Mindpixel project in July 2000, and closed it in December 2005. McKinstry's AI work and similar early death dovetailed with another contemporary AI researcher, Push Singh and his MIT Open Mind Common Sense Project.

Is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions.Cockrell was selected as an as

Is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions.Cockrell was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1990 and made his first spaceflight in 1993 on mission STS-56 as a mission specialist. He flew as a pilot on the STS-69 in 1995 and co

Colonel, USMC, Ret., is a former NASA astronaut.Cameron was born in November 29, 1949, in Cleveland,

Colonel, USMC, Ret., is a former NASA astronaut.Cameron was born in November 29, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio, in 1967, and entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), receiving a Bachelor

Is a United States Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle

Is a United States Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station.

American theoretical physicist.

American theoretical physicist.

An American psychologist and professor at Swarthmore College. He obtained his B.A. at Yale Universit

An American psychologist and professor at Swarthmore College. He obtained his B.A. at Yale University in 1957 and his Ph.D. at Duke University in 1962.Gergen's work is associated with social constructionism. He has been particularly concerned with fostering a "relational" view of the self--where the "traditional emphasis on the individual mind is replaced by a concern with the relational processes from which rationality and morality emerge." He is also known for his comment "I am linked therefore I am" as an answer to Descartes view "I think, therefore I am". Other major interests in his diverse works include analyzing the effects of technology on social life, examining connections between social construction and theology, and promoting a more optimistic model of aging.

Was an eminent Australian entomologist

Was an eminent Australian entomologist

Was a NASA astronaut.Reightler was born in Patuxent River, Maryland, but considers Virginia Beach, V

Was a NASA astronaut.Reightler was born in Patuxent River, Maryland, but considers Virginia Beach, Virginia, to be his hometown. Married to the former Maureen Ellen McHenry, they have two daughters. He enjoys sailing, wind surfing, camping. His parents, M

Is an American astronaut and a Commander in the U.S. Navy. Ham was selected for NASA's astronaut pro

Is an American astronaut and a Commander in the U.S. Navy. Ham was selected for NASA's astronaut program in August 1998, while serving as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet lead carrier suitability test pilot. Ham's U.S. Naval aviator call sign is "Hock".

Is a former American astronaut, former Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center, a

Is a former American astronaut, former Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center, and a Captain in the United States Navy.

Was a Soviet rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet space industry, and for many years

Was a Soviet rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet space industry, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program. Despite his prominent role, his identity was kept a secret from the public for most of his career.

Is the current Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), of which he assumed the duties on Oct

Is the current Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), of which he assumed the duties on October 3, 2007. Prior to his selection to the rank of General, General Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut.

Kevin Warwick was born in 1954 in Coventry in the United Kingdom. He attended Lawrence Sheriff Schoo

Kevin Warwick was born in 1954 in Coventry in the United Kingdom. He attended Lawrence Sheriff School in Rugby, Warwickshire. He left school in 1970 to join British Telecom, at the age of 16. In 1976 he took his first degree at Aston University, followed by a Ph.D and a research post at Imperial College London.

Was a Japanese chemist, Tokyo Imperial University professor in Chemistry who, in 1908, uncovered the

Was a Japanese chemist, Tokyo Imperial University professor in Chemistry who, in 1908, uncovered the chemical root behind a taste he named umami. He discovered the common component which produced the flavour of meat, seaweed and tomatoes was glutamate, which produces the sensation of umami.

Is a South Korean maize specialist employed by Kyungpook National University. Although there is no s

Is a South Korean maize specialist employed by Kyungpook National University. Although there is no support, some have claimed that he was nominated to Nobel Prize in 1992, 1993 and again in 1996.

Was the founder and former chairman of the Daewoo Group.He was a newspaper delivery boy when he was

Was the founder and former chairman of the Daewoo Group.He was a newspaper delivery boy when he was a youngster, helping a family that depended almost solely on him during a brief period of time. He graduated from the prestigious Kyonggi High School, then finished with an Economics Degree in Yonsei University in Seoul.

Was an American sociologist and demographer. He contributed to studies of American and worldwide soc

Was an American sociologist and demographer. He contributed to studies of American and worldwide societies, and coined the terms "population explosion". Kingsley is also credited with coining the term "zero population growth"; although it was in fact used

Was a Japanese ecologist and anthropologist. He was the founder of Kyoto University's Primate Resear

Was a Japanese ecologist and anthropologist. He was the founder of Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute, and together with Junichiro Itani is considered the founder of Japanese primatology.

A German-born theoretical physicist and atomic spy who was convicted of surreptitiously supplying in

A German-born theoretical physicist and atomic spy who was convicted of surreptitiously supplying information on the British and American atomic bomb research to the USSR during, and shortly after, World War II.