Library & Information Science, Course 262: Resources for Young Adults.
Dr. David Loertscher
Summer, 1998

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The History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology:

A Culturally Affirming View

Alphabetical Listing of Scientists from San Jose State University's Virtual Museum. Developed by: Dr. Robertta H. Barba, College of Education, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, California 95112-0076

Copyright 1998 San Jose State University

Updated January, 1998

http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/aamenu.html

A - B

• Alvarez, Luis (1911- ) Physics, United States of America
  Liquid hydrogen bubble chamber.
• Armstrong, Neil (1930 - ) Astronaut, United States of America
  First man to walk on the moon.
• Avicenna (980 - 1037) Chemistry
  Early chemist or alchemist
• Babbage, Charles(1792 - 1871) Mathematics, England
  Inventor of the first digital computer.
• Bacon, Roger (1220-1292) Mathematics, England
  He was an early advocate for "the scientific method".
• Bailey, Liberty(1858 - 1954) Botany, United States of America
  He helped to establish horticulture as an academic discipline.
• Bell, Alexander Graham (1847 - 1922) Technology, Scotland
  Inventor of the telephone.
• Berthelot, Marcelin (1827 - 1907) Chemistry, France
  Research into the properties of alcohols and acids.
• Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910) Medicine, United States of America
  First woman doctor in the United States of America.
• Bluford, Guion (1942-) Astronaut, United States of America
  First Black astronaut in space.
• Bohr, Niels (1885 - 1962) Physics, Holland
  Theoretical work in nuclear physics.
• Brache, Tycho (1546 - 1601)
  Planetary motion.
• Bunsen, Robert (1811 - 1899) Chemistry, Germany
  Experimental chemistry.
• Burbank, Luther (1849-1926) Botanist, United States of America
  Plant genetics.

C - D

•  Carson, Rachel (1907 - 1964) Ecology, United States of America
  Interdependence of plants and animals, pesticides in the environment.
• Carver, George Washington (1864 - 1943) Biochemistry, United States of America
  Uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and studies in soil sciences.
• Chardin, Pierre (1898 - 1946)
  Geologist
• Copernicus, Nicolaus (1473 - 1532)
  Astronomy
• Cruz, Oswaldo (1872 - 1914) Medicine, Argentina
  Bacteriologist
• Curie, Marie (1867 - 1934) Chemistry, Poland
  Discoverer of radium and polonium.
• Darwin, Charles (1809 - 1882) Biology, England
  Theory of Evolution
• Davy, Humphry (1778-1829) Chemistry, England
  Inventor of miner's safety lamp.
• Drew, Charles (1904 - 1950), Medicine, Unites States of America
  Blood transfusions
• du Chatele, Emilie (1706 - 1784) Mathematics, France
  Mathematician

E - F

•  Fermi, Enrico (1901 - 1954) Physics, Italian-America
  Noted for work with nuclear reactions.
• Fleming, Alexander (1881 - 1955) Medicine
  Discovery of penicillin
• Focault, Jean (1819 - 1868) Physics, France
  Law of Pendulum.
• Franklin, Benjamin (1706 - 1790) Physics, United States of Ameria
  Noted for experiments with electricity.
• Franklin, Rosalind (1920 - 1958)
  Structure of DNA

 G - H

•  Gagarin, Yury (1934 - 1968) Astronaut, Russia
  First man in space.
• Galileo, Galilei (1564 - 1642)
  One of the inventors of the telescope.
• Goodall, Jane (1934 - )
  Animal behavior studies
• Hamilton, Alice (1869 - 1970) Medicine, United States of America
  Established the field of industrial medicine.
• Haro, Guillermo (1913 - 1988)
  Astronomer
• Harvey, William (1578 - 1657)
  Circulatory system.
• Hawking, Stephen (1942 - ) Astronomy
  Contributions in astronomy include concepts associated with black holes.
• Henson, Matthew (1886 - 1955)
  Polar exploration
• Henry, Joseph (1797 - 1878)
  Founder the Academy of Sciences
• Hippocrates (460 - 377 BC), Greece
  Contributions in medicine.
• Hodgkin, Dorothy C. (1910 - 1947) Chemistry
  Work in crystallography
• Hopper, Grace (1870 - 1992) Mathematics, United States of America
  Pioneer in the area of computer development.
• Hoffman, Felix (1867 - 1931)
  Discoverer of aspirin
• Hyde, Ida (1854 - 1945) Medicine, United States of America
  Inventor of the microelectrode.
• Hypatia (370 - 415) Mathematics, Greece
  Neoplatonic school in Alexandria, believed to be first woman scientist.

K - L

• Kaufman, Joyce (1929 - ) Chemist, United States of America
  Three-dimensional quantum chemical calculations.
• Kelvin, William (1824-1907) Physics, Ireland
  Work in thermodynamics.
• Kepler, Johannes (1571 - 1630) Physics, Germany
  Studies of planetary motion.
• King, Mary-Claire (1946 - )
  Genetic mapping
• Koch, Robert (1843-1910) Bacteriology, Germany
  Founder of field of bacteriology.
• Kovaleskaya, Sofia (1856-1891), Mathematics, Russia
  Differential equations
• LaFlesche, Susan (1854 - 1903) Medicine, United States of America
  Founder of field of culturally syntonic medicine.
• Lamme, Bertha (1869 - 1954) Engineering, United States of America
  Theory and design or motors and generators.
• Latimer, Lewis (1848 - 1928) Physics, United States of America
  Carbon filament for the electric light bulb.
• Leavitt, Henrietta (1868 - 1921) Astronomy, United States of America
  Photographic magnitude of stars.
• LeConte, Joseph (1823 - 1901), Field Biology, United States of America
  Founder of Sierra Club
• Lim, Robert Kho-Seng (1897 - 1969) Physiologist, Singapore
  Nerve receptors are chemosensitive.
• Lister, Joseph (1827 - 1912) Medicine, England
  Germ theory of disease.
• Lovelace, Ada (1815 - 1852)
  Mathematician - analytical engine
• Lyell, Charles (1797 - 1875) Geology, Scotland
  Principles of geology.

M - N

•  Maury, Antonia (1866 - 1952) Physics, United States of America
  Spectral analysis of northern stars.
• Mayer, Maria (1906 - 1992)
  Quantum mechanics.
• McClintock, Barbara (1902 - 1995) Biology, United States of America
  Behavior of chromosomes - jumping genes.
• Mendel, Gregor (1922 - 1884) Medicine, Czech Republic
  Genetics research.
• Mitchell, Maria (1818 - 1889)
  Astronomer
• Muir, John (1838 - 1914)
  Conservationist
• Newton, Issac (1643 - 1727)
  Laws of Motion
• Noyce, Robert(1927 - 1990) United States of America
  Integrated circuit

  O - P

•  Oppenheimer, Robert (1904 - 1967) Physics, United States of America
  Developer of atomic bomb.
• Pascal, Blaise (1623 - 1662) Mathematics, France
  Developer of adding machine.
• Peebles, Florence (1874 - 1956) Biologist, United States of America
  Hydra regeneration experiments.
• Perlmann, Gertrude (1912 - 1974) Biochemistry, Czechoslovakia
  Protein chemistry - phosphate containing proteins.
• Planck, Max (1858 - 1947) Physics, Germany
  Quantum theory.

 Q - R

• Reed, Walter (1851-1902) Medicine, United States of America
  Yellow fever research.
• Rubin, Vera (1928 - )
  Dark matter

S - T

• Sagan, Carl (1934 - 1996)
  Astronomer, author of Cosmos
• Salk, Jonas (1914 - 1996) Medicine, United States of America
  Polio vaccine development.
• Shepard, Alan (1923-) Astronaut, United States of America
  First American in space.
• Tesla, Nicola (1856 - )
  Induction motor
• Tsai Lun (circa 105 AD), Chemistry
  Credited with invention of paper.
• Tereshkova, Valentina (1937-) Astronaut, Russia
  First woman in space.

U - V

W - X

• Watt, James (1736 - 1819) Physics, Scotland
  Developed the steam engine.
• Wright, Wilbur (1867 - 1912) Aerodynamics, United States of America
  First airplane flight
• Wrinch, Dorothy (1894 - 1980) Chemistry, Argentina
  Specificity of gene residues in amino acids.

Y - Z

• Yalow, Rosalyn (1921 - ) Physics, United States of America
  Radio immunoassay.
• Zeno (circa 1515)
  Polar exploration

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