Ruth Patrick Limnologist
She was hired by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1934 but, because she was a woman, she wasn’t paid.
From This is True for 22 September 2013
research
Misc basic researchers not under invention/medical/computing/etc.
Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young Storm Chasers
They were scientists gathering data on tornados to help learn how to predict them.
From This is True for 2 June 2013
James M. Buchanan Political realist
Buchanan was suspicious of political motivations …and unfortunately was entirely correct.
From This is True for 13 January 2013
Daniel Stern Research psychiatrist
Stern put a scientist’s eye to child development, and saw plenty.
From This is True for 18 November 2012
Robert Ledley Cross-sectional imager
Ledley invented the CAT scanner, and brought computers to medicine.
From This is True for 29 July 2012
Harry Levinson Workplace civilizer
A psychologist, Levinson found that making employees happy was good for the company, too.
From This is True for 1 July 2012
F. Sherwood Rowland World-saving chemist
Rowland happened to study something at the right time to keep it from ending humanity. Really: it was that bad.
From This is True for 11 March 2012
Richard K. Olney ALS researcher
Olney did research on ALS, and then became a test subject at his own lab.
From This is True for 5 February 2012
Robert Ader Mind-body connector
“Today there is not a physician in the country who does not accept the science Bob Ader set in motion.”
From This is True for 1 January 2012
Norman Ramsey Right-on-time Physicist
“If you made a list of the most outstanding physicists of the 20th century, he’d be among the leaders.”
From This is True for 6 November 2011