Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter R

German biochemist and Nobel laureate.

German biochemist and Nobel laureate.

Is an Aerospace Systems Consultant.Cenker currently consults with various firms in the areas of spac

Is an Aerospace Systems Consultant.Cenker currently consults with various firms in the areas of spacecraft design, assembly, and flight operations, and micro-gravity research. This has included launch vehicle evaluation and systems engineering support for

Was an American naturalist.Kennicott was born in New Orleans and grew up in "West Northfield" (now G

Was an American naturalist.Kennicott was born in New Orleans and grew up in "West Northfield" (now Glenview), Illinois, a town north of the then nascent city of Chicago.

German physician. He became famous for isolating Bacillus anthracis (1877), the tuberculosis bacillu

German physician. He became famous for isolating Bacillus anthracis (1877), the tuberculosis bacillus (1882) and the cholera vibrio (1883) and for his development of Koch's postulates.

Is an American scientist, researcher and entrepreneur known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7

Is an American scientist, researcher and entrepreneur known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.The completion of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart device was the result of the contributions of a string of researchers, the last of whom was Dr. Jarvik. Paul Winchell, the ventriloquist and television character and voice actor, invented the first artificial heart.

Is a retired United States Navy Captain and a former NASA astronaut He flew on four Space Shuttle mi

Is a retired United States Navy Captain and a former NASA astronaut He flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including three as commander.[1] Crippen is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Is a former American astronaut, and Captain in the United States Navy.Curbeam graduated from Woodlaw

Is a former American astronaut, and Captain in the United States Navy.Curbeam graduated from Woodlawn High School, Baltimore County, Maryland in 1980. He earned a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in

Is a retired Brigadier General of the United States Army and former NASA astronaut.Stewart became a

Is a retired Brigadier General of the United States Army and former NASA astronaut.Stewart became a NASA astronaut in August 1979. His technical duties in the astronaut office included testing and evaluation of the entry flight control systems for STS-1 (

Is a U. S. Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. Behnken holds a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering an

Is a U. S. Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. Behnken holds a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering and has reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Bob Behnken has logged over 1000 flight hours in 25 different aircraft. He flew on Spac

Was an English entomologist,He was the son of Hugh Mac Lachlan. He was educated in Ilford and inheri

Was an English entomologist,He was the son of Hugh Mac Lachlan. He was educated in Ilford and inherited sufficient money to enable him to devote himself enitirely to the study of natural history and to travel. He devoted himself initially to botany before specializing in the study of the Neuroptera. He was the first editor of the review Entomologists' Monthly Magazine.

Has been Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government, President of the Royal Society, and a Professor

Has been Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government, President of the Royal Society, and a Professor at Sydney, Princeton, Oxford, and Imperial College London. He is a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford and crossbencher in the House of Lords and President El

American psychologist, ethologist, and primatologist best known for his work in intelligence testing

American psychologist, ethologist, and primatologist best known for his work in intelligence testing and in the field of comparative psychology. Yerkes was a pioneer in the study both of human and primate intelligence and of the social behavior of gorillas and chimpanzees. Along with John D. Dodson, Yerkes developed the Yerkes-Dodson law relating arousal to performance.

American psychologist best known for his work in twin studies and behavior genetics. Plomin has made

American psychologist best known for his work in twin studies and behavior genetics. Plomin has made two of the most important discoveries in that field. First, he has shown the importance of non-shared environment, a term that he coined to refer to the environmental reasons why children growing up in the same family are so different. Second, he has shown that many environmental measures in psychology show genetic influence and that genetic factors can mediate associations between environmental measures and developmental outcomes.

Won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [1] for his research on plant dyestuffs

Won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [1] for his research on plant dyestuffs

American physicist and chemist, primarily responsible for the early development of molecular orbital

American physicist and chemist, primarily responsible for the early development of molecular orbital theory, i.e. the elaboration of the molecular orbital method of computing the structure of molecules. Dr. Mulliken received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1966. He received the Priestley Medal in 1983.

American academic psychologist of the first half of the twentieth century. His textbook Psychology:

American academic psychologist of the first half of the twentieth century. His textbook Psychology: A study of mental life, which appeared first in 1921, went through many editions and was the first introduction to psychology for generations of undergraduate students. His 1938 textbook of Experimental Psychology was scarcely less influential, especially in the 1954 2nd edition, written with Harold H. Schlosberg.

Is a U.S. Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He was part of the first group of candidates selected f

Is a U.S. Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA astronaut training following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

Naturalist, artist and entomologist was born at Cranmore, Belfast, Ireland.Robert Templeton was the

Naturalist, artist and entomologist was born at Cranmore, Belfast, Ireland.Robert Templeton was the son of John Templeton and was educated in Belfast Academical Institution, which was in part his father's creation. In 1821 he left Ireland for Edinburgh,

German professor of law and psychologist.

German professor of law and psychologist.

American astronomer, Nobel laureate in physics, who with Arno Allan Penzias discovered in 1964 the c

American astronomer, Nobel laureate in physics, who with Arno Allan Penzias discovered in 1964 the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB). The award purse was also shared with Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa for unrelated work.

Is founder of Sabian Cymbals, the second largest manufacturer of cymbals in the world. Robert Zildji

Is founder of Sabian Cymbals, the second largest manufacturer of cymbals in the world. Robert Zildjian belongs to the Zildjian family, which brought the technology of cymbal making from their ancestral homeland in Western Armenia (modern Turkey) to the Un

Is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. Following a distinguished car

Is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. Following a distinguished career at NASA as head of space medicine for more than a decade, Bondar became a highly regarded consultant and speaker in the business, scientific and medica

Was an Italian psychiatrist who was the founder of the psychological movement known as Psychosynthes

Was an Italian psychiatrist who was the founder of the psychological movement known as Psychosynthesis.Only the development of his inner powers can offset the dangers inherent in man's losing control of the tremendous natural forces at his disposal and becoming the victim of his own achievements."

Is a Brazilian anthropologist. He is currently the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce Professor of Anthropology at

Is a Brazilian anthropologist. He is currently the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame.[1]

Is an ESA and Italian astronaut.He graduated from the Italian Air Force Academy in 1989 and trained

Is an ESA and Italian astronaut.He graduated from the Italian Air Force Academy in 1989 and trained in the U.S.. He flew the Tornado in the Italian Air Force before graduating in 1995 from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland. He s