Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter L

American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, who with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer, devel

American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, who with John Bardeen and John Robert Schrieffer, developed the BCS theory of superconductivity.

Was an Armenian physiologist active in the Russian SFSR. He was a member of the Academies of Science

Was an Armenian physiologist active in the Russian SFSR. He was a member of the Academies of Science of USSR and Armenian SSR (the latter was founded by his brother Joseph Orbeli). Levon Orbeli became director of the Institute of Physiology in 1950.

Was a Swedish military officer and entomologist.Born on the Ribbingsberg manor in Västergötland in

Was a Swedish military officer and entomologist.Born on the Ribbingsberg manor in Västergötland in west Sweden, Leonard Gyllenhaal was son of an army officer and belonged to a family of the lower nobility. He went to school (Skara trivialskola) in the cathedral town of Skara together with, among others, the future poet Johan Henrik Kellgren, and later renowned naturalists Anders Dahl and the brothers Adam and Johan Afzelius, with whom he went on natural excursions. Like some of his friends he went to Uppsala to study under Linnaeus in 1769.

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent, twice Hero of the Soviet Union (December 10, 1980 and October 2, 1984).He was selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965. Kizim flew as Commander on Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15, and also served

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970,

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970, and flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, Soyuz 40 and Soyuz T-7, logging 200 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes in space before his retirement on June 13, 1987.

Is the first and as of 2005[update] the only astronaut of independent Ukraine. He made his flight on

Is the first and as of 2005[update] the only astronaut of independent Ukraine. He made his flight on NASA's Columbia in 1997 as part of the international mission STS-87. Kadeniuk holds the rank of Ukrainian Air Force Major General.

Was a Russian plant ecologist who conceived several important ideas that were overlooked in the West

Was a Russian plant ecologist who conceived several important ideas that were overlooked in the West and later ’re-invented’ by western scientists.He graduated from the Petrograd University in 1916 and obtained a Ph.D. in biology in 1935. From 1911 to 1928 he worked in the Research Institute of the Voronezh Gouvernement (now Voronezh State University) and from 1928 in the State Grassland Institute (later All-union Scientific Research Institute of Forages dedicated to V.R.Williams). Ramensky was a proponent of the view that biotic communities consist of species behaving individualistically (much like Henry Gleason in the U.S.A.). This was in strong contrast to the prevailing view of communities as super-organisms, held by the powerful V.N.Sukachov and his consorts (much like Frederic Clements in the U.S.A.). Hence, Ramensky was marginalized within the Russian scientific community and was only posthumously rehabilitated by Russian ecologists. Much later, the significance of his ideas was discovered by ecologists in the West.

German mathematician and logician who argued that arithmetic and analysis must be founded on "whole

German mathematician and logician who argued that arithmetic and analysis must be founded on "whole numbers", saying, "God made the integers; all else is the work of man" (Bell 1986, p. 477).

Was a musicologist chiefly known for editing the works by Anton Bruckner for the International Bruck

Was a musicologist chiefly known for editing the works by Anton Bruckner for the International Bruckner Society. He reconstructed the original form of some of those works, most of which had been revised and edited many times.

Was an American astronaut. Cooper was one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the f

Was an American astronaut. Cooper was one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned-space effort by the United States. He flew the longest spaceflight of the Mercury project, was the first American to sleep in orbit and has been noted as the last American to fly alone in earth orbit thus far.

Was an American scientist (born 1900)[1], and the author of the book, German Research in World War I

Was an American scientist (born 1900)[1], and the author of the book, German Research in World War II: an analysis of the conduct of research. He was Major General, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army, and former Director of the Ballistic Research Laboratories

Is an American computer scientist. A graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, he received a B.S

Is an American computer scientist. A graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, he received a B.S. in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from Brandeis University, respectively i

A prominent Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics

A prominent Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics.

Russian Jewish developmental psychologist and the founder of cultural-historical psychology.

Russian Jewish developmental psychologist and the founder of cultural-historical psychology.

German-born American[1] creator of the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His namesake firm, L

German-born American[1] creator of the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His namesake firm, Levi Strauss & Company, was founded in 1853 in San Francisco.

U.S psychologist, noted as a pioneer in cognitive psychology in the early 20th century at Stanford U

U.S psychologist, noted as a pioneer in cognitive psychology in the early 20th century at Stanford University. He is best known as the inventor of the Stanford-Binet IQ test. He was a prominent eugenicist and was a member of the Human Betterment Foundation.

Is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. Godwin is the Assistant to the Director for Explorati

Is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. Godwin is the Assistant to the Director for Exploration, Flight Crew Operations Directorate at the Johnson Space Center.

Canadian popular psychologist based in England. She was course director of the MSc programme in coun

Canadian popular psychologist based in England. She was course director of the MSc programme in counselling psychology at London Guildhall University,[citation needed] and is the author of numerous health books such as The Man Manual, which tries to explains the workings of men's minds and author of Mirror Mirror: Dr. Linda's Body Image Revolution, a book on body image.

American scientist, peace activist, author and educator. He is considered one of the most influentia

American scientist, peace activist, author and educator. He is considered one of the most influential chemists of the 20th century and ranks among the most important scientists in history.

Is a United States naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.[1] Born in Washington, DC, she was sel

Is a United States naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.[1] Born in Washington, DC, she was selected by NASA in 1996 and qualified as a mission specialist in robotics.[1] Nowak flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-121 in July 2006.[

Is a Serbian classical scholar, philologist, a full-time professor at the Faculty of Philology in Be

Is a Serbian classical scholar, philologist, a full-time professor at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade on the subject Historical grammar of Old Greek; she is the head of the Department of Classical Sciences (since 1994), and she has been a full profes

Is as of 1997[update] a NASA astronaut.Hammond received his pilot wings at Reese Air Force Base, Tex

Is as of 1997[update] a NASA astronaut.Hammond received his pilot wings at Reese Air Force Base, Texas, in 1975. He was assigned to the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany, flying the F4E from 1976 to 1979. I

Was a highly respected anthropologist, science writer, ecologist and poet. He published books of ess

Was a highly respected anthropologist, science writer, ecologist and poet. He published books of essays, biography and general science in the 1950s, '60s and '70s.He is also known for his writings about humanity's relationship with the natural world. These helped inspire the environmental movement. Among his books are The Immense Journey (1957), Darwin's Century (1958), The Unexpected Universe (1969), The Night Country (1971), and the memoir All the Strange Hours (1975).

Is a retired NASA astronaut, aviator, and a retired US Air Force Colonel.Shriver currently holds the

Is a retired NASA astronaut, aviator, and a retired US Air Force Colonel.Shriver currently holds the position of Deputy Director for Launch and Payload Processing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Before taking this position in 1997, Shriver served as the S

Was an Italian herpetologist and entomologist.

Was an Italian herpetologist and entomologist.