Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter V

American nuclear physicist. A native of Merriman, Nebraska, he graduated from McGill University with

American nuclear physicist. A native of Merriman, Nebraska, he graduated from McGill University with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1948 and completed his Ph.D. in physics in 1954 from Columbia University

Is a Russian-American cybernetician and computer scientist. He developed the Refal programming langu

Is a Russian-American cybernetician and computer scientist. He developed the Refal programming language, the theory of metasystem transitions and the notion of supercompilation. As such he can be seen as a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence and one of the

Is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.After graduation from the Military College in 1974, he s

Is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.After graduation from the Military College in 1974, he served as pilot, senior pilot, flight section leader, and ultimately Commander of a Russian Air Force squadron. In 1987, after a successful tour as Commande

Russian Air Force Colonel and test cosmonaut at the Yuri A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, was b

Russian Air Force Colonel and test cosmonaut at the Yuri A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, was born October 29, 1952 in the town of Kap-Yar, Astrakhan Oblast and currently resides at Star City, Moscow Region. His wife, Irina Nikolaevna (Tokareva), was

Is an ethnologist. Born in Sverdlovsk, Tishkov attended Moscow State University, where he received a

Is an ethnologist. Born in Sverdlovsk, Tishkov attended Moscow State University, where he received a B.A. in 1964.

Is a former NASA astronaut.Employed as a civilian by the Lockheed Corporation from 1960 to 1966, he

Is a former NASA astronaut.Employed as a civilian by the Lockheed Corporation from 1960 to 1966, he worked initially as a flight test engineer on the Navy's P3A aircraft. In 1963, Brand graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and was assigned to P

Was a Bulgarian geographer, ethnographer and politician.In the following years Kanchov was a Bulgari

Was a Bulgarian geographer, ethnographer and politician.In the following years Kanchov was a Bulgarian teacher in Macedonia. He was a teacher in the Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki (1888–1891), a director of Bulgarian schools in Serres district (1891–1892), a headmaster of Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki (1892–1893), ? chief school inspector of the Bulgarian schools in Macedonia (1894–1897).

Was a Serbian classical scholar, religious history scholar, and Greek and Latin translator. Cajkanov

Was a Serbian classical scholar, religious history scholar, and Greek and Latin translator. Cajkanovic studied classical philology at the Great School (which became the University of Belgrade), and later at the University of Leipzig and University of Muni

Was a Soviet Armenian scientist, one of the founders of the theoretical astrophysics. He worked in t

Was a Soviet Armenian scientist, one of the founders of the theoretical astrophysics. He worked in the field of physics of stars and nebulae, stellar astronomy, dynamics of stellar systems and cosmogony of stars and galaxies, contributed to Mathematical p

Was an American zoologist and animal ecologist who helped to establish ecology as a distinct field o

Was an American zoologist and animal ecologist who helped to establish ecology as a distinct field of study.Shelford was born in Chemung, New York, the eldest son of Alexander Hamilton Shelford and Sarah Ellen Rumsey Shelford. After ten years of schooling, he taught at public schools in Chemung County, New York in 1894. He attended Cortland Normal and Training School for two years and took a teaching certificate, and returned to teaching at public schools from 1897 to 1899. From 1899 to 1901 he attended West Virginia University, where he was influenced by his uncle William E. Rumsey, the assistant state entomologist. In 1901, West Virginia University's president

Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who with Carl David Anderson discovered

Austrian-American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics, who with Carl David Anderson discovered cosmic rays.

Rignard was the son of a sail maker. After studying mathematics at Lyon he transferred to chemistry,

Rignard was the son of a sail maker. After studying mathematics at Lyon he transferred to chemistry, becoming a professor at the University of Nancy in 1910. During World War I, he was transferred to the new field of chemical warfare, and worked on the manufacture of phosgene and the detection of mustard gas

Was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles. Motschulsky was an Imperial Army colonel wh

Was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles. Motschulsky was an Imperial Army colonel who undertook extended trips abroad. He studied and described many new beetles from Siberia ,Alaska, the United States of America, Europe, and Asia.

Was a French soldier and naturalist.He was the author of Histoire naturelle des mammifères de l'Alg

Was a French soldier and naturalist.He was the author of Histoire naturelle des mammifères de l'Algérie (1867) and Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux de l'Algérie (1867). Loche first identified the Sand Cat (Felis margarita) while exploring the North Sahara.

Was an Indian-American physicist, who played a leading role in the development of the nuclear many-b

Was an Indian-American physicist, who played a leading role in the development of the nuclear many-body problem.Pandharipande obtained his bachelor's and master's degree from Nagpur University in 1959 and 1961 respectively. He earned his PhD degree from University of Bombay in 1969. After working at Niels Bohr Institute and Cornell University, Pandharipande joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1972, becoming a faculty member there in the next year. He became a full professor in 1977 and stayed there the rest of his life.

Was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder

Was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy, which is a form of Existential Analysis, the "Third Viennese School" of psychotherapy. His book Man's Search for Meaning (first published under a different title in 1959: From Death-Camp to Existentialism. Originally published in 1946 as Ein Psycholog erlebt das Konzentrationslager) chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describes his psychotherapeutic method of finding meaning in all forms of existence, even the most sordid ones, and thus a reason to continue living. He was one of the key figures in existential therapy.

Is a well-known Soviet-Russian archaeologist of Pontic Greek descent. He discovered the remains of a

Is a well-known Soviet-Russian archaeologist of Pontic Greek descent. He discovered the remains of a Bronze Age culture in the Karakum Desert in 1976. The culture came to be known as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. In 1996, he moved to Greece

Is a colonel in the Russian Air Force, who is also a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut

Is a colonel in the Russian Air Force, who is also a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.1985 to 1987 Viktor Afanasyev was taking basic space training course at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on the part-time trainin

American biochemist. He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1955. For the isolation, structural identi

American biochemist. He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1955. For the isolation, structural identification and total synthesis of the cyclic peptide oxytocin.[1]

Was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot. He was

Was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot. He was the second American to fly in space. Grissom was killed along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a training exercise and pre-launch t

Was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot. He was

Was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot. He was the second American to fly in space. Grissom was killed along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a training exercise and pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at the Kennedy Space Center.

Enriquez' initial proposal that a Filipino concept of personhood centered on the core value expresse

Enriquez' initial proposal that a Filipino concept of personhood centered on the core value expressed in the word Kapwa, a tagalog word that covers the concepts of both "self" and "others," has been expanded by those who studied under him, resulting in an entire system that seeks to describe the Filipino's sense of being a person, and an entire field of study that differentiates the Filipino's sense of being from those of other cultures, especially the western cultures.

American author and psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy. Her most w

American author and psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy. Her most well-known books are Conjoint Family Therapy, 1964, Peoplemaking, 1972, and The New Peoplemaking, 1988.

Canadian hydrologist of Czech origin

Canadian hydrologist of Czech origin

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions.

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions.