Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter E

, was a prominent American ecologist and paleolimnologist, and an early protogé of G. Evelyn Hutchi

, was a prominent American ecologist and paleolimnologist, and an early protogé of G. Evelyn Hutchinson at Yale University. He was a creative pioneer in several areas, including quantitative palynology, cycling of natural isotopes, biogeochemistry, population dynamics, systematics and ecology of freshwater zooplankton, and he promoted the use of life tables in ecology.

Is an American physicist and astronaut, a veteran of two space shuttle missions and an extended stay

Is an American physicist and astronaut, a veteran of two space shuttle missions and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station.

Was an American naturalist and ethnologist. He was born in Manchester, NH. In 1871 together with his

Was an American naturalist and ethnologist. He was born in Manchester, NH. In 1871 together with his family, he became homeless due to the Chicago Fire.[1]

Was a professor of philosophy and psychology at Harvard from 1901–1918. From 1926–1936 he was a

Was a professor of philosophy and psychology at Harvard from 1901–1918. From 1926–1936 he was a visiting professor of psychology at Princeton University.Holt was born in Winchester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1896 and received his Ph.D., also from Harvard, in 1901. Holt did research on the psychology of vision. In 1910 he helped inaugurate the philosophic school called new realism.

Was an American scientist and inventor. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for pola

Was an American scientist and inventor. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and his retinex theory of color vision.

Is an American politician, a member of the Republican Party, and served as a U.S. Senator representi

Is an American politician, a member of the Republican Party, and served as a U.S. Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of the United States Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discove

Was a doctor of biology, the founder of ornithology and nature conservation in Estonia, the learned

Was a doctor of biology, the founder of ornithology and nature conservation in Estonia, the learned director of the Institute of Zoology and Botany at the Estonian Academy of Sciences during 1952-1977.

Is a retired American astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. A former military instructor a

Is a retired American astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. She retired on May 1, 2006 to pursue private interests, in

Was a Japanese scientist, alpinist and technologist. And he is also known as the captain of the prim

Was a Japanese scientist, alpinist and technologist. And he is also known as the captain of the primary Japanese Antarctica wintering party.In October 1936, moved to private enterprise, Tokyo Shibaura Engineering. In time of the chief of engineering division, he was developed the vacuum tube named "Sora" in response to the naval request. Therefore, he won the AIST prize.After WWII, he served a company consultant independently, brought the technique of statistical quality control to the industrial world of Japan. Therefore, he won the Deming Prize and so forth. His results were set to one of the foundations of fast industrial development of Japan after the war.

Better known as Helena Blavatsky (Russian: ????? ??????????) or Madame Blavatsky, born Helena von Ha

Better known as Helena Blavatsky (Russian: ????? ??????????) or Madame Blavatsky, born Helena von Hahn, was a founder of the Theosophical Society. [

A renowned American organic chemist. In 1990 he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his developmen

A renowned American organic chemist. In 1990 he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis.[

Was a Swiss-born psychiatrist and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where sh

Was a Swiss-born psychiatrist and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she first discussed what is now known as the Kübler-Ross model. She is a 2007 inductee into the National Women's Hall of Fame. She was the recipient of twenty honorary degrees aAs she began her practice, she was appalled by the hospital treatment of patients who were dying. She began giving a series of lectures featuring terminally ill patients, forcing medical students to confront people who were dying. Her extensive work with the dying led to On Death and Dying in 1969. She wrote over 20 additional books on the subject of dying. Kubler-Ross became mistakenly convinced Christainity had taught transmigration of soul as reincarnation. [4] See: Origennd by July 1982 had taught, in her estimation, 125,000 students in death and dying courses in colleges, seminaries, medical schools, hospitals, and social-work institutions.[1]

Is a German political scientist. Her most famous contribution is the model of the spiral of silence,

Is a German political scientist. Her most famous contribution is the model of the spiral of silence, detailed in The Spiral of Silence : Public Opinion - Our Social Skin. The model is an explanation of how perceived public opinion can influence individual opinions or actions.

An American psychologist and expert on human memory. She has conducted extensive research on the mis

An American psychologist and expert on human memory. She has conducted extensive research on the misinformation effect and the nature of false memories.One of her studies is the reconstruction of automobile destruction study, which is an example of the misinformation effect. She also developed the lost in the mall technique as a method of testing her hypothesis that false memories can be clinically created.[4][5] Her pilot study of the lost in the mall technique has been criticized for the ethics used in acquiring subjects[6] and for being used to draw inappropriate conclusions about false memories and therapeutic techniques.[6][7][8][9]

Professor of psychology at Harvard University who has studied the illusion of control, decision maki

Professor of psychology at Harvard University who has studied the illusion of control, decision making, aging and mindfulness theory.Ellen Langer received her PhD in Social and Clinical Psychology from Yale University in 1974. In the late 1970s, she attained the noteworthy distinction clear cut of becoming the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard University.[1]In 1980 she was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Other honors include the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest of the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Contributions of Basic Science to Applied Psychology

Is a former astronaut and current Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center. Ellen Ochoa was born

Is a former astronaut and current Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center. Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, but considers La Mesa, California to be her hometown. She graduated from Grossmont High School, La Mesa, Califo

Is an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Baker currently serves as Chief of the Astronaut Offi

Is an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Baker currently serves as Chief of the Astronaut Office Education/Medical Branch.

American psychologist from Milledgeville, Georgia.

American psychologist from Milledgeville, Georgia.

Was a Japanese-American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii who died during the destruction of t

Was a Japanese-American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, where he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L.

Polish art historian, sinologist, explorer, director and operator of documentary films, the author o

Polish art historian, sinologist, explorer, director and operator of documentary films, the author of many books, television programs, radio broadcasts, articles and publicity exhibitions of contemporary art.Along with her husband, Tony Halik, has met about 300 documentary films from all over the world for the Polish Television and conducted a popular travel television programme Pieprz i wanilia (Pepper and vanilla).

Was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic,[2][3] and theologian. Swedenborg had a proli

Was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic,[2][3] and theologian. Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist. At the age of fifty-six he entered into a spiritual phase in which he experienced dreams and visions. This culminated in a spiritual awakening, where he claimed he was appointed by the Lord to write a heavenly doctrine to reform Christianity. He claimed that the Lord had opened his eyes, so that from then on he could freely visit heaven and hell, and talk with angels, demons, and other spirits.

Was a German psychiatrist. The Encyclopedia of Psychology by H. J. Eysenck identifies him as the fou

Was a German psychiatrist. The Encyclopedia of Psychology by H. J. Eysenck identifies him as the founder of contemporary scientific psychiatry, as well as of psychopharmacology and psychiatric genetics. Kraepelin believed the chief origin of psychiatric disease to be biological and genetic malfunction. His theories dominated the field of psychiatry at the start of the twentieth century and, despite the later psychodynamic incursions of Sigmund Freud and his numerous influential disciples, renegade and otherwise, appeared to enjoy something of a revival at the century's end.

Nobel Prize winner in 1909 for "his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gla

Nobel Prize winner in 1909 for "his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland

Was a French composer, painter, inventor and explorer. He studied composition with Paul Dukas, but s

Was a French composer, painter, inventor and explorer. He studied composition with Paul Dukas, but soon became more interested in other activities. After the Second World War, Desportes became rich from his inventions. He also painted, in a style influenced by Henri Rousseau, and even made a short film of Rousseau's life. In the 1950s Desportes embarked on an expedition to the Amazon basin, partly to study the music of the Amazonian tribes.

Was an Italian naturalist. He was born in Milan and died in the same city. He was conservator from 1

Was an Italian naturalist. He was born in Milan and died in the same city. He was conservator from 1851 to 1866, and director from 1866 till his death, of the Milan Museum of Natural History, and was interested in all areas of biological science.