2006-09-19 13:32:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Yvonne Barr, (1932 - ), British virologist (co-discovery of Epstein-Barr virus).
Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943 - ), British astrophysicist (discovery of radio pulsars).
Susan Greenfield (1951 - ), British neurophysiologist.
Stephen William Hawking (1942 - ), British theoretical physicist.
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, (1921 - ), American medical physicist (Nobel prize for radioimmunoassay).
There must be a long list, unless you want "House-hold names." Nothing like Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton, although Hawking comes close.
Carl Sagan died in 1996.
2006-09-19 13:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 69⤊ 0⤋
Steven Hawking is one but John Backus, Steve Bourne, Thomas Eugene Kurtz, Rudy Rucker, Lotfi Asker Zadeh, Dorothy Denning, and Tim Berners-Lee are just a few famous computer scientists.
2006-09-19 20:48:52 · answer #2 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carl Sagan-Visionary Scientist
2006-09-19 20:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by *Courtney* 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don Johanson, a famous paleoanthropologist, is still alive. He discovered the first Australopithecus afarensis, "Lucy," which was the earliest bipedal human ancestor ever. And, the skeleton was rather complete.
2006-09-19 20:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by TomServo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
James Watson (of Watson and Crick)
2006-09-19 20:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by ecogeek4ever 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is stephen hawking a scientist? he's alive and does all that black hole theory stuff. he's brilliant
2006-09-19 20:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by advicemom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋