Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an Iranian-American Muslim author and translator. She has translated and written a combination of

Is an Iranian-American Muslim author and translator. She has translated and written a combination of 25 books about Islam, including The Sublime Quran, an English translation of the Qur'an[1]—her translation of the Qur'an was the first ever by an American woman.[2] Her work specifically seeks to bridge understanding between non-Muslims and Muslims.She was born in New York City[1]. As of 2007, she lives in Chicago.

A clinical psychologist.Dr. Beutler received his PhD from the University of Nebraska and subsequentl

A clinical psychologist.Dr. Beutler received his PhD from the University of Nebraska and subsequently served on the faculties of Duke University Medical Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, and the University of California at Santa Barbara. He currently is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Chair of the Faculty, and Director of Clinical Training at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology.He is also Professor Emeritus at the University of California. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), a fellow of both APA and APS, a Past President of Division 29 (Psychotherapy) of APA, current President of Division 12 (Clinical) of APA,

Was a computer scientist. He was one of the pioneers in the field of computational complexity theory

Was a computer scientist. He was one of the pioneers in the field of computational complexity theory, and he also worked in the field of distributed computing.

American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He

American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He had the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University.

Was a Finnish mathematician, remembered for his work in the field of Riemann surfaces and his text o

Was a Finnish mathematician, remembered for his work in the field of Riemann surfaces and his text on complex analysis.He assisted Nevanlinna in 1929 with his work on Denjoy's conjecture on the number of asymptotic values of an entire function. He completed his doctorate in 1930. Ahlfors worked as an associate professor at the University of Helsinki from 1933 to 1936.In 1936 he was one of the first two people to be awarded the Fields Medal. In 1935 Alfors visited Harvard University. He returned to Finland in 1938 to take up a professorship at the University of Helsinki. The outbreak of war led to problems although Ahlfors was unfit for military service. He was offered a post at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich in 1944 and finally managed to travel there in March 1945. He did not enjoy his time in Switzerland and jumped at a chance to leave, returning to work at Harvard where he remained until he retired in 1977; he was William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics from 1964. He was awarded the Wihuri Prize in 1968 and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics in 1981.

Was a French traveller and diplomat born in Marseille. He is known for his travels in the Middle Eas

Was a French traveller and diplomat born in Marseille. He is known for his travels in the Middle East, which began in 1654 as a merchant in the Ottoman port of Smyrna. From 1658 he travelled throughout the Levant (Lebanon, Syria and Palestine) and in 1666 visited Tunis. Later he returned to France, and in 1674-75 was assigned as consul to Algiers, then later served as consul to Aleppo from 1679 to 1686.

Is a French mathematician.He entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1986. In 1994 he received his

Is a French mathematician.He entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1986. In 1994 he received his Ph.D. under the direction of Gérard Laumon in the Arithmetic and Algebraic Geometry team at the Université de Paris-Sud. Currently he is a research director

Was a French archeologist and ethnologist best known for her involvement in the Aztec civilization.

Was a French archeologist and ethnologist best known for her involvement in the Aztec civilization. During the 1950s, Séjourné worked for Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), excavating at Teotihuacan. She published several books on the cosmology and religion of the Nahua, including Burning Water: Thought and Religion in Ancient Mexico.

S a winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was awarded eight honorary doctorates (four in s

S a winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was awarded eight honorary doctorates (four in science, two in medicine, one in natural sciences, one in law), seven prizes and medals, and 24 honorary memberships in chemical, biochemical, and other scientific societies.

An Americal ecologist and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook

An Americal ecologist and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, State University of New York. He is one of the leading pioneers of modern ecology.

Was Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-50. He was born on July 11, 1950 in Syracuse, Ne

Was Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-50. He was born on July 11, 1950 in Syracuse, New York, and is currently married with three children. His recreational interests include basketball, scuba diving, bowling, model airplanes, astronomy and

Was an American psychologist born in Bronxville, New York, who served as a professor at the Universi

Was an American psychologist born in Bronxville, New York, who served as a professor at the University of Chicago as well as Harvard University. Famous for research in moral education, reasoning, and development, he developed stages of moral development. A close follower of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Kohlberg's work reflects and extends his predecessor's ideas, at the same time creating a new field within psychology: "moral development." Scholars such as Elliot Turiel and James Rest have responded to Kohlberg's work with their own significant contributions. In an empirical study by Haggbloom et al using six criteria such as citations and recognition, Kohlberg was found to be the 30th most eminent psychologist of the 20th Century.[1]

San Diego (California/USA), is a psychologist and a cognitive scientist. He received a bachelors deg

San Diego (California/USA), is a psychologist and a cognitive scientist. He received a bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego in 1977, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1981. His doctoral advisor was Gordon Bower. Since then, Barsalou has held faculty positions at Emory University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago.His work addresses the nature of human knowledge, and its roles in perception, memory, language, and thought. The current theme of his research is that the human conceptual system is grounded in the brain’s modality-specific systems. Specific topics of interest include whether (and if so how) modality-specific systems implement symbolic operations and abstract concepts, which is one of the main tasks of current cognitive psychology.

An American psychologist, who, together with anthropologist husband John Tooby, helped pioneer the f

An American psychologist, who, together with anthropologist husband John Tooby, helped pioneer the field of evolutionary psychology.Cosmides originally studied biology at Harvard University, receiving her A.B. in 1979. While an undergraduate she was influenced by the renowned evolutionary biologist Robert L. Trivers who was her advisor. In 1985, Cosmides received a Ph.D in cognitive psychology from Harvard and, after completing postdoctoral work under Roger Shepard at Stanford University, joined the faculty of the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1991, becoming a full professor in 2000.In 1992, together with John Tooby and Jerome Barkow, Cosmides edited The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture. She and Tooby also co-founded and co-direct the Center for Evolutionary Psychology.

was the founder of the Samsung Group. He was the son of a wealthy landowning family who used his in

was the founder of the Samsung Group. He was the son of a wealthy landowning family who used his inheritance to open a rice mill for his first venture. That endeavor was not especially successful so he established a trucking business in Taegu on March 1, 1938, which he named Cheil, the forerunner to Samsung. He attended college at Waseda University in Tokyo, although he did not complete his degree.

Was an American educational psychologist who made significant contributions to psychological testing

Was an American educational psychologist who made significant contributions to psychological testing and measurement. Born in Fresno, California, Cronbach received a bachelor's degree from Fresno State College and a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1940, he received a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Chicago. After teaching mathematics and chemistry at Fresno High School, Cronbach took faculty positions at the State College of Washington, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois, finally settling at Stanford University in 1964. Cronbach was the president of the American Psychological Association, president of the American Educational Research Association, and Vida Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University.

Is an American NASA astronaut.He graduated from Proviso West High School, Hillside, Illinois in 1978

Is an American NASA astronaut.He graduated from Proviso West High School, Hillside, Illinois in 1978; earned a bachelor of science and master of science degrees in Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Is a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut.After graduating from the University of New Hamps

Is a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut.After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1974, Morin worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the laboratory now known as the Media Lab. Morin matriculated at New York Univer

Dice spent almost all of his professional life associated with the University of Michigan, where he

Dice spent almost all of his professional life associated with the University of Michigan, where he developed an international reputation as a geneticist (e.g., his discovery of polygenic inheritance in Peromyscus), mammalogist, ecologist, and administrat

A Finnish geneticist.Palotie received her Doctor of Medicine degree (higher doctoral degree in Finla

A Finnish geneticist.Palotie received her Doctor of Medicine degree (higher doctoral degree in Finland, resembling a PhD) from the University of Oulu. Palotie has contributed to the discovery of 15 genes for heritable diseases in the Finnish population, including arterial hypertension, schizophrenia, lactose intolerance, arthrosis and multiple sclerosis.From 1998 to 2002 Palotie helped to found the UCLA Human Genetics Genome Center. She has had a professorial position in the Academy of Finland since 2003. In April 2005 Palotie was employed in the University of Helsinki and the National Public Health Institute of Finland. She is also project director in the EU project GenomEUtwin that was formed to define and characterize the genetic components in the background of different diseases. Since 2004, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of Orion Corporation, the largest Finnish pharmaceutical company. In September 2007, Palotie joined the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute as the head of Human Genetics.

Is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mis

Is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122.Melvin began working in Nondestructive Evaluation Sciences Branch at NASA Langley Research Center in 1989.[2] His responsibiliti

S an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and political activist. She may be best known for her p

S an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and political activist. She may be best known for her presidential campaigns and development of youth programs serving minority communities in the New York City area. In the United States presidential election, 1988 heading the New Alliance Party ticket, she became the first woman and the first African American to achieve ballot access in all fifty states. She also received the most votes for a woman for President in a U.S. general election. Fulani's political concerns include racial equality, gay rights and for the past decade, political reform, specifically to encourage third parties.

American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the as

American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1975 for his part in determining the asymmetrical shapes of certain atomic nuclei.

A prominent social psychologist, responsible for the development of the theory of cognitive dissonan

A prominent social psychologist, responsible for the development of the theory of cognitive dissonance, social comparison theory, and the discovery of the role of propinquity in the formation of social ties as well as other contributions to the study of social networks.Festinger is perhaps best known for the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, which suggests that inconsistency among beliefs or behaviors will cause an uncomfortable psychological tension. This will lead people to change their beliefs to fit their actual behavior, rather than the other way around, as popular wisdom may suggest.

American experimental physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his work with neutrinos. He

American experimental physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his work with neutrinos. He is Director Emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois.