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Any credible list has to begin with Hawking, who has earned this position not only because of his brilliant mind for theoretical astrophysics as well as the personal battle he has valiantly and successfully waged against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He is also renowned for his work as a science popularizer, writing the best-selling book “A Brief History of Time”. Appearing on Star Trek doesn’t hurt, either.
It would be hard to argue against the guy who invented a little something called “the world wide web” being on this list. Timothy Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist, knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work. He is especially famous for his proposal to share information by using the technology of hypertext, the cornerstone of the world wide web.
James Watson is an American molecular biologist and geneticist, known as the co-discoverer of the double helix structure of the DNA in 1953 - a fact for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize. He has remained in a high profile position both as the first director of the Human Genome Project as well as his involvement in a race controversy a few years ago.
Goodall has spent nearly half a century studying chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania and is well known to many around the world for her advocacy of the animals. She has appeared in films and there have been numerous TV series about her work, including on HBO, PBS and Animal Planet.
An American theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Guth developed the theory of cosmic inflation. Winner of the Fundamental Physics Prize and the Kavli Prize, Guth came up with groundbreaking ideas in inflationary theory, discovering why the cosmos is as large as it is.
An Indian theoretical physicist, Ashoke Sen won numerous international awards for his work including the Fundamental Prize in Physics in 2012. He has made significant contributions in string theory, with field-changing research.
Like others on this list, Hansen has gained notoriety partly through controversy, and he is clearly a lightning rod in the climate science debate. To many scientists and environmentalists, he is a hero, forcefully speaking out about what they believe needs to be done. To others, he is loathed. But again, he is known.
U.S. linguist and firebrand political activist, Noam Chomsky has influenced the world in many fields. Described as "the father of modern linguistics," Chomsky is also one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. While writing 100 books and leading a broad intellectual life, Chomsky is known as an outspoken critic of American foreign policy.
An Australian-American molecular biologist, Blackburn won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for her research on anti-aging, in particular on the benefits of lengthening telomeres - a structure capping and protecting chromosomes. Blackburn co-discovered an enzyme called telomerase that replenishes the telomere.
Many love him. Many loathe him. Many know him. Dawkins has gained widespread fame for his outspoken views on evolution and writing books with titles like The God Delusion. If the criteria are, “Have you heard of him before,” and my purposes it is, Dawkins has to rank high on any list.
Any credible list has to begin with Hawking, who has earned this position not only because of his brilliant mind for theoretical astrophysics as well as the personal battle he has valiantly and successfully waged against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He is also renowned for his work as a science popularizer, writing the best-selling book “A Brief History of Time”. Appearing on Star Trek doesn’t hurt, either.
It would be hard to argue against the guy who invented a little something called “the world wide web” being on this list. Timothy Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist, knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work. He is especially famous for his proposal to share information by using the technology of hypertext, the cornerstone of the world wide web.
James Watson is an American molecular biologist and geneticist, known as the co-discoverer of the double helix structure of the DNA in 1953 - a fact for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize. He has remained in a high profile position both as the first director of the Human Genome Project as well as his involvement in a race controversy a few years ago.
Goodall has spent nearly half a century studying chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania and is well known to many around the world for her advocacy of the animals. She has appeared in films and there have been numerous TV series about her work, including on HBO, PBS and Animal Planet.
An American theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Guth developed the theory of cosmic inflation. Winner of the Fundamental Physics Prize and the Kavli Prize, Guth came up with groundbreaking ideas in inflationary theory, discovering why the cosmos is as large as it is.
An Indian theoretical physicist, Ashoke Sen won numerous international awards for his work including the Fundamental Prize in Physics in 2012. He has made significant contributions in string theory, with field-changing research.
Like others on this list, Hansen has gained notoriety partly through controversy, and he is clearly a lightning rod in the climate science debate. To many scientists and environmentalists, he is a hero, forcefully speaking out about what they believe needs to be done. To others, he is loathed. But again, he is known.
U.S. linguist and firebrand political activist, Noam Chomsky has influenced the world in many fields. Described as "the father of modern linguistics," Chomsky is also one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. While writing 100 books and leading a broad intellectual life, Chomsky is known as an outspoken critic of American foreign policy.
An Australian-American molecular biologist, Blackburn won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for her research on anti-aging, in particular on the benefits of lengthening telomeres - a structure capping and protecting chromosomes. Blackburn co-discovered an enzyme called telomerase that replenishes the telomere.
Many love him. Many loathe him. Many know him. Dawkins has gained widespread fame for his outspoken views on evolution and writing books with titles like The God Delusion. If the criteria are, “Have you heard of him before,” and my purposes it is, Dawkins has to rank high on any list.
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