Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter D

American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 with David Lee and Robert C. Richa

American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 with David Lee and Robert C. Richardson for discovering the superfluidic nature of 3He. This discovery was made in 1971, while Osheroff was a graduate student at Cornell.

Is a United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He is flew on Space Shuttle flight STS-120 as

Is a United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He is flew on Space Shuttle flight STS-120 as a Mission Specialist.Wheelock was assigned to the NASA Johnson Space Center in August 1996 as a Space Shuttle integration test engineer. His technical duti

An American biologist.Futuyma graduated with a B.S. from Cornell University, and took his M.S. and P

An American biologist.Futuyma graduated with a B.S. from Cornell University, and took his M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the interaction between plant-eating insects and the plants themselves. He was Lawrence B. Slobodkin Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is now a distinguished professor of ecology and evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.Futuyma is the author of the widely used textbook Evolutionary Biology and Science on Trial: The Case for Evolution, an introduction to the creation-evolution controversy. His most recent textbook

Was an American computer scientist, Chairman of SofTech, Inc. and a pioneer in mathematics and compu

Was an American computer scientist, Chairman of SofTech, Inc. and a pioneer in mathematics and computing.[1] Many consider Ross to be the father of APT - Automatically Programmed Tools - the language that drives numerically-controlled manufacturing. He al

Is one of the world's foremost forensic scientists.Lee is currently the Chief Emeritus for Scientifi

Is one of the world's foremost forensic scientists.Lee is currently the Chief Emeritus for Scientific Services for the State of Connecticut and an occasional lecture professor of forensic science at the University of New Haven, where he has helped to set up the Henry C. Lee Forensic Institute. Previously, he has served as Connecticut's Commissioner of Public Safety, the Director of the Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Laboratory, and as the state’s chief criminologist from 1979 to 2000.

John Samual Hagelin was born in 1954, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to a 1992 biographical

John Samual Hagelin was born in 1954, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to a 1992 biographical article, as a child Hagelin won a scholarship to the elite Taft School, where he earned a reputation as both a genius (receiving a perfect score of 165 on a school-administered IQ test) and a reckless thrill-seeker. In 1970 he was involved in a motorcycle crash that led to hospitalization. While he was confined to a body cast, one of his teachers introduced him to quantum mechanics and a teacher of Transcendental Meditation taught him the technique, both of which have had a major impact on his life.

Is a Serbian-American scientist. His fields of interest include data mining, video analysis, image p

Is a Serbian-American scientist. His fields of interest include data mining, video analysis, image processing, applied mathematics and others. He is currently working as an associate professor at Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware.

Was a British entomologist, one of the foremost of his time.He was born in Wood Lane, London. His fa

Was a British entomologist, one of the foremost of his time.He was born in Wood Lane, London. His father was a silversmith, and Dru took over the business in 1748. He retired as a silversmith in 1789 to devote his time entirely to entomology. Drury had a keen interest in entomology already, and was the president of the Society of Entomologists of London from 1780 to 1782. He died in Turnham Green and was buried at St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

Is an American bounty hunter and bail bondsman who lives in Honolulu, Hawaii. He stars in Dog the Bo

Is an American bounty hunter and bail bondsman who lives in Honolulu, Hawaii. He stars in Dog the Bounty Hunter, a weekly reality television program which is broadcast on the A&E Network (USA), Bravo, Virgin 1 (both UK) and FOX8 (Australia) .

Is a former NASA Astronaut. Born April 30, 1957 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Married to the former Cher

Is a former NASA Astronaut. Born April 30, 1957 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Married to the former Cheryl Ann Tobritzhofer of Saint Paul, Minnesota. They have two children. He enjoys motorcycle travel, racing motocross, camping, home-schooling his children,

American chemist at Harvard University. He won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Yuan T

American chemist at Harvard University. He won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Yuan T. Lee and John C. Polanyi "for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes."

Is a Romanian cosmonaut.Dumitru Dorin Prunariu graduated from the Physics and Mathematics high schoo

Is a Romanian cosmonaut.Dumitru Dorin Prunariu graduated from the Physics and Mathematics high school in Brasov in 1971 and from the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest in 1976, obtaining a degree in Aerospace Engineering. D. Prunariu worked as a Diplomatic Engineer at "Industria Aeronautica Româna IAR- Brasov", an aircraft industry facility, prior to enrolling in the Romanian Air Force Officers Training School in 1977.