Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter W

American physical chemist, famous for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a proc

American physical chemist, famous for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology.

A Dutch doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) in 1

A Dutch doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) in 1903 and received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1924 for it.

American astrophysicist. He should not be confused with the British astronomer Alfred Fowler.

American astrophysicist. He should not be confused with the British astronomer Alfred Fowler.

Was an American astrophysicist. He should not be confused with the British astronomer Alfred Fowler.

Was an American astrophysicist. He should not be confused with the British astronomer Alfred Fowler.

Is a former United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. He is, along with Apollo 8 crewmates

Is a former United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. He is, along with Apollo 8 crewmates Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, one of the first three persons to have left Earth orbit and traveled to the Moon (of only 24 people to date).

Is an American Naval officer and former NASA astronaut. He flew as pilot of the STS-116 space shuttl

Is an American Naval officer and former NASA astronaut. He flew as pilot of the STS-116 space shuttle mission.

Was a USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s. He served as a

Was a USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s. He served as a Payload Specialist on STS-51-J Atlantis (October 3-7, 1985).Pailes flew as a payload specialist on STS-51-J Atlantis (October 3-7, 1985) which launched fr

A British geneticist, a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, where he eventually became Master.

A British geneticist, a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, where he eventually became Master. He was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity and biological inheritance, and the chief populariser of the ideas of Gregor Mendel following their rediscovery in 1900 by Hugo de Vries and Carl Correns.

British-born American physicist and inventor.

British-born American physicist and inventor.

A British-born American physicist and inventor.

A British-born American physicist and inventor.

Is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composit

Is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites.Binnie was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, where his Scottish father was a professor of physics at Purdue University. The family returned to Scotland w

Was a British naturalist,A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleop

Was a British naturalist,A wealthy collector, this naturalist was particularly devoted to the Coleoptera and the Lepidoptera and, also, to bird's nests and eggs. His collection of butterflies,purchased from travellers throughout the world was one of the largest and most important of his time.He was a very accomplished illustrator.

Was an American immunochemist, who with his wife Lyle, during the 1930s, made a worldwide survey of

Was an American immunochemist, who with his wife Lyle, during the 1930s, made a worldwide survey of the distribution of blood types. He discovered that blood groups are inherited and not influenced by environment. By genetic analysis of blood groups he hypothesised that human races are populations that differ by alleles. On that basis, he divided the world population into 13 geographically distinct races with different blood group gene profiles. Boyd co-wrote the book Races and People with Isaac Asimov.

American physicist. He is of Italian and Welsh extraction and a Methodist.

American physicist. He is of Italian and Welsh extraction and a Methodist.

Was an American ecologist. Billings was one of the foundational figures in the field of physiologica

Was an American ecologist. Billings was one of the foundational figures in the field of physiological ecology and made major contributions to desert and arctic ecology.Dwight Billings served as President of the Ecological Society of America in 1978-79 and received the Eminent Ecologist Award from that Society in 1991.

Was an English bookseller and entomologist. He was also librarian of the Royal Society and translate

Was an English bookseller and entomologist. He was also librarian of the Royal Society and translated Manual of Entomology Hermann Burmeister (1807-1892).He was a specialist in Hymenoptera but worked on Coleoptera in his early years).

Was an American sociologist who was born in Butler, Georgia and died in Tallahassee, Florida. He was

Was an American sociologist who was born in Butler, Georgia and died in Tallahassee, Florida. He was also a statistician and an educator. Ogburn received his B.A. degree from Mercer University and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from C

Was an English entomologist and folklorist.Born in Leicester, the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, a bank

Was an English entomologist and folklorist.Born in Leicester, the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, a banker, he was educated privately, and became interested in butterflies and moths at an early age. The family had moved to Brighton and here he became acquaint

Is a former Associate Administrator of the Office of Space Flight, at NASA Headquarters.Readdy joine

Is a former Associate Administrator of the Office of Space Flight, at NASA Headquarters.Readdy joined NASA's Johnson Space Center in October 1986 as a research pilot at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, where he served as program manager for the highly-mod

Is American physician and a former NASA astronaut.Fisher was a mission specialist on STS-51-I, which

Is American physician and a former NASA astronaut.Fisher was a mission specialist on STS-51-I, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 27, 1985. STS-51-I was acknowledged as the most successful Space Shuttle mission yet flown. The cre

Is a former NASA astronaut. He also a retired air force lieutenant colonel. Gregory is of Albanian d

Is a former NASA astronaut. He also a retired air force lieutenant colonel. Gregory is of Albanian descent.Gregory was born in Lockport, New York and graduated from Lockport High School in 1975. Gregory is an Eagle Scout. He then attended the United State

American entomologist born on 19 September , 1855 at Philadelphia. He died 17 October 1908 at Washin

American entomologist born on 19 September , 1855 at Philadelphia. He died 17 October 1908 at Washington D.C.

Was a great American naturalist and a prominent malacologist. He described many mollusks of the Paci

Was a great American naturalist and a prominent malacologist. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of America. He would become America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks.

Was an important entomologist in the United States.Edwards was born in Hunter, Greene County, New Yo

Was an important entomologist in the United States.Edwards was born in Hunter, Greene County, New York. He is remembered for his trip to the Amazon in 1846, that he recorded in his book "A Voyage Up the River Amazon, with a residency at Pará" (1847), that inspired Wallace and Bates to make their famous trip to the region.

Also popularly known within the Scouting movement as "Green Bar Bill" and "Scoutmaster to the World"

Also popularly known within the Scouting movement as "Green Bar Bill" and "Scoutmaster to the World", was an influential leader in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) organization for much of the twentieth century, acclaimed as "the foremost influence on development of the Boy Scouting program".[1] Hillcourt is especially noted as a writer and teacher in the areas of woodcraft, troop and patrol structure, and training. He was a prolific writer; his works include three editions of the BSA's widely-circulated official Boy Scout Handbook, with over 12.6 million copies printed.