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Abel, Niels Henrik (1802 - 1829)
Studied Mathematics. Made Major contributions in trigonometry theory, especially the study of difficult transcendental functions. He founded group theory, a major field of math today. The class of abelian groups are named in his honor.
Abney, Sir William (1843 - 1920)
As President of both the Royal Astronomical Society & the Royal Physical Society, he made a number of significant studies identifying interstellar molecules through studies of spectroscopic absorption.
Agassiz, (Jean) Louis Rodolphe (1807 - 1873)
Swiss-American naturalist, one of the best informed and most capable biologists of his day, with an ability to awaken the public's interest in natural science. He introduced the theory that at one time most of the earth was covered by glaciers. He was opposed to the Darwinian theory of evolution, but believed in a theory of epochs of creation. He was the First Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.
Agnesi, Maria Gaetana (1718 - 1799)
She was one of the most extraordinary women scholars of all time. By the age of 10 she had mastered French, Latin, Greek, and the Hebrew Language. She soon followed her father into the world of mathematics. She expanded the known calculus of her day. Only her womanhood prevented her from honored membership in the mathematical societies of her day.
Albright, William Foxwell (1897-1971)
He made innumerable contributions to Middle Eastern Archaeology. No archaeologist before or since has attained to his level of achievements across the spectrum of requisite disciplines (Semitic languages, Middle Eastern History and Archaeological techniques).
Anderson, Thomas (1819 - 1874)
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a prominent Scotch chemist, discoverer of pyridine and other organic bases. As Regius Professor of Chemistry at Glasgow, he also edited the Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. He was one of the signatories of the Scientist's Declaration of 1864.
Armstrong, Carol (1916 - 2001)
She proof-read the Creation Research Society Quarterly for many years. She wrote book reviews and proof-read two CRS monographs. She had a Masters Degree in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota.
Armstrong, Harold L. (1921 - 1985)
He was a man of unusually wide reading and knowledge, especially in his field of Physics. He had a Master of Science Degree in Physics from Queen's University in Ontario. He had done research in Electronics and semi-conductor devices. He was awarded the Medal of Physics and the Governor General's Medal of the Faculty of Applied Science (Queen's University).
Assisi, St. Francis (1181 - 1226)
Known as the First Ecologist. He spent many years in the Italian countryside studying the details of the Creation. He was a theologian as well as a pioneer naturalist.
Astruc, Jean (1684 - 1766)
He was the chief physician for several dukes and kings in the 18th century France. Astruc was known widely as a master teacher. He was competent in many areas of medicine and his notes can still be found in modern medical libraries. He was also an Old Testament scholar & readily accepted its inspired accuracy.
Augustine, St. (354 - 430)
He was one of the foremost philosopher-theologians of early Christianity and, while serving as bishop of Hippo Regius, the leading figure in the church of North Africa. He had a profound influence on the subsequent development of Western thought and culture. His two most celebrated writings include Confessions and City of God.
Babbage, Charles (1792 - 1871)
Established the scientific discipline of computer science & developed Actuarial Tables (used by insurance companies) and the calculating machine. He invented the first speedometer, the first skeleton keys, the first ophthalmoscope (instrument used by eye doctors) and the first locomotive "cowcatcher". He wrote the 9th & last of the Bridgewater Treatises. He formed the Analytical Society at Cambridge in 1812. Member of the Royal Society and founding member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1831 & helped form the Royal Astronomical Society. He was instrumental in founding the Statistical Society in 1834, helped establish the modern postal system in England, & invented hundreds of tools & mechanical devices for use in factories.
Bacon, Francis Sir (1561 - 1626)
Next to Shakespeare, the greatest intellectual figure in the Elizabethan Age of England. He was a great jurist, statesman & philosopher. At 12 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge. He remained there 3 yrs. He was admitted to the bar in 1582. His success was immediate, for he was a convincing speaker & sound lawyer. He rose rapidly to the position of attorney general, privy councilor & lord chancellor. In the last position he was head of the Court of Chancery as well as presiding officer of the House of Lords. His writings are credited with leading to the founding of the Royal Society of London.
Bacon, Roger (1214 - 1294)
Anticipating the scientific method, his written works present the first clear case for modern, experimental science. He was the first to recognize "laws" of nature (speaking of optical laws of reflection & refraction). His experiments with mirrors & lenses led to the invention of spectacles shortly after his death. They also contributed to the later invention of the microscope & telescope. He wrote of the sphericity of the earth & a future in which people would travel through the air around it.
Baker, Henry (1698 - 1774)
He was a British Naturalist with many scientific interests. His two books about microscope studies went through many editions. He did original investigations of microscopic crystal forms.
Balfour, John Hutton (1808 - 1884) He was a British Physician with an interest in botanical studies. He became Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens in London & also was Professor of Botany at Glasgow University. He was an outstanding teacher & authored several popular botany texts
Barnes, Thomas G. (1911 - 2001) He was Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Texas in El Paso for over forty years. He was Director of the Schellenger Research Laboratories there, in charge of numerous important governmentally-sponsered research projects in atmospheric physics for twelve years. Dr. Barnes did research at Duke University, had been appointed to the Atomic Energy Scientific & Advisory Committees in 1963 and 1964. He was co-inventor and engineer of "Dodar" (an electronic sound ranging device). He is best known for his research on the decay of the earth's magnetic moment.
Barrow, Isaac (1630 - 1677)
He was Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, even teaching math to Isaac Newton & thus laying the foundations for Newton's discovery of calculus.
Barton, Benjamin (1766 - 1815)
He was a prominent American physician, botanist, and zoologist, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Bartram, John (1699 - 1777)
Considered the "Father of American Botany". First American Botanist. Self Educated. He explored the American forests from Canada's Lake Ontario to Florida, classifying plants. In 1739 he hybridized flowering plants, apparently the first American to do so.
Bell, Charles (1774 - 1842)
He was one of the world's greatest anatomists & surgeons. Author of many volumes, he was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons in England.
Best, Samuel (1802 - 1873)
He devoted his clerical life to serving the people of Abbots Ann near Andover. He established a primary school to educate the children & a Friendly Society to help people. His knowledge of geology was limited to what he read and, although he disagreed with some of the theories of geologists, he made science an important part of the curriculum at Abbots Ann Primary School. He wrote a 43-page booklet on geology. He had a Master of Arts Degree from King's College, Cambridge which he received in 1830.
Bliss, Richard B. (1923 - 1994)
He was a Science Educator for over 36 years. He received his Doctorate in Education in 1978 from the University of Sarasota. He was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin. He was mentioned in Marque's Who's Who in Education. He held several leadership positions in state and national science associations.
Blyth, Edward (1810 - 1873)
He was a well respected naturalist/biologist and museum curator. He developed the concept of natural selection 25 yrs. before Darwin wrote the Origin of Species and regarded it as a conservative process.
Boerhaave, Hermann (1668 - 1738)
Known as the founder of rational medicine & chemistry. He was regarded by many as one of the most influential surgeons of the early 18th century. Amongst his greatest contributions to medicine were the use of post- mortem examinations to find the cause of fatal illnesses & the use of the Fahrenheit thermometer in the clinical assessment of patients. The syndrome that's named after him he described in 1724.
Boice, James Montgomery (1938 - 2000)
He was an outstanding world-famous Bible scholar, statesman for Reformation Theology, and was the teacher on the Bible Study Hour Radio Broacast for over thirty years and broadcast over 238 radio stations. He authored an excellent 3-volume commentary on Genesis. He was President of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and wrote or contributed to over 60 books on the Bible and theology.
Boole, George (1815 - 1864)
He was an English Mathematician who helped establish symbolic logic, now called Boolean Algebra. Largely self-educated, he was a Professor of Mathematics.
Boyle, Robert (1627 - 1691)
Established scientific discipline of Chemistry & Gas Dynamics. One of the founders of the Royal Society of London. Generally credited as "the father of modern chemistry". His contributions in both physics & chemistry are very great in number. He was considered in his time to be probably the greatest physical scientist of his generation. Boyle was the first to distinguish between a mixture & a compound. He discovered the part air plays in carrying sound waves.
Brahe, Tycho (1545 - 1601)
He made enormous contributions to astronomy. In 1572 he observed the new star in Cassiopeia. He built the finest observatory in Europe near Copenhagen. Brahe designed & built new instruments, calibrated them, & instituted nightly observations. He ran his own printing press. Tycho trained a generation of young astronomers there in the art of observing. He was the first astronomer to make corrections for atmospheric refraction. His observation of a comet in 1577 was instrumental in establishing the fact that these bodies were above the Moon & that the heavens were not immutable as Aristotle had argued.
Brander, Gustavus (1720 - 1787)
English Naturalist & Paleontologist whose abundant fossil collections are now in the British Museum. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society & a Trustee of the British Museum.
Braun, Wernher von (1912 - 1977)
Father of Modern Space Flight & Famous NASA rocket Engineer. He obtained a Ph.D. in Physics at the age of 22 from the University of Berlin. Braun developed the B-2 rocket, directed the U.S. guided missile missile development for several years & then became Director of NASA. Recipient of the Certificate of Merit, National Health Agency; the State of Alabama Academy of Honor, the Order for the Merit of Research & Inventions of Paris; Americna Society of Mechanical Engineer's Man of the Year Award, Associated Press Man of the Year in Science Award; Smithsonian Institution Langley Medal; Federal Cross of Merit medal from the Republic of W. Germany (1972); Honorary Academic degrees include Doctorates from Notre Dame University, Emory University in Atlanta & the University of Pittsburgh. Braun had written a regular column for Popular Science Monthly on space science.
Brewster, David (1781 - 1868)
Mineralogist. Established the scientific discipline of Optical Mineralogy, describing light polarization & inventing the stereoscope/kaleidoscope. He also mad notable studies in astronomy & received many scientific prizes & honors. He was one of the founders of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, later serving as its president. One paper he published in the Association's journal described a large nail found embedded in a large stone taken from a quarry.
Brown, Arthur I. (1875 - 1947) He was a Medical Doctor and practicing physician in Vancouver, Bristish Columbia, Canada. He wrote several books on the Bible & evolution.
Bryan, William Jennings (1860 - 1925)
Great orator. He had been called the "Great Commoner" because of his ability to speak to the average person and so was very popular. Bryan was U.S. Representative from Nebraska to Congress in 1891- 95. He was nominated for president in 1896,1900, and 1908. In 1912 Bryan helped Woodrow Wilson get elected, & Wilson named Bryan his Secretary of State. While in office, he negotiated peace treaties with 30 nations & helped promote Wilson's progressive policies. He was a crusader against Darwinian evolution and was involved in the famous "Scopes trial" in 1925.
Buckland, William (1784 - 1856)
English geologist. He served twice as President of the Geological Society of London. As Professor of Geology at Oxford University, he was trained in geology & mineralogy. He wrote a number of books and became known for his systematic study of Great Britian's geologic structure.
Bugg, George (1769 - 1851)
He was admitted to St. John's College, Cambridge in May 1791, and recieved the B.A. degree in 1795. His most significant work was a massive two-volume "Scriptural Geology" written in 1826-1827.
Burnet, Thomas (1635 - 1715)
Geologist - Englishman who published a treatise in 1681, "A Sacred Theory of the Earth". It was the most popular geologic work of the seventeenth century.
Butt, Stephen Murray (1947 - 1996)
He received a Bachelor of Science (Biology) Degree from George Fox College in 1970. Butt worked with the United States Air Force from 1970 to 1974 with top secret security clearance. His job was to analyze sensitive electronic emissions, radar work, which is where he began much or his underlying research and work on insect flight. He earned a Master of Science Degree in Entomology from No. Arizona University with his thesis on "the effect of powerline construction on arthropod communities in Arizona".
Carver, George Washington (1860 - 1943)
American scientist and Agricultural Chemist. Carver was a faculty member at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He was considered the world's top authority on peanut & sweet potatoes & their products, making hundreds of useful products from peanuts, cotton, sweet potatoes and clay. Carver developed over four-hundred products from peanuts and over one hundred-eighteen from the sweet potato. He also pioneered the production of synthetic marble from wood chips long before plastics were first produced from food wastes. In 1939, he was awarded the Roosevelt medal. In 1940 Carver gave his life savings toward establishing the George Washington Carver Foundation for research in agricultural chemistry.
Catcott, Alexander (1725 - 1779)
Lecturer in St. Johns. Catcott was a careful observer of landforms. He made important observations of the effects of erosion of retreating flood waters and had written "A Treatise on the Deluge" in 1761.
Cauchy, Augustin-Louis (1789 - 1857)
Cauchy did much original work in differential equation solutions & in understanding group theory. During the last nineteen years of his life he produced over five-hundred technical papers explaining the mathematical foundations of mechanics, physics, and astronomy. He was the first to fully explain the important mathematical concepts of limit and convergence of functions.
Chalmers, Thomas (1780 - 1847)
Professor of Theology at the University of Edinburgh. He authored the first two Bridgewater Treatises, published in two volumes. Chalmers wrote extensively on social and natural sciences, as well as theology.
Charleton, Walter (1619 - 1707)
He was an active early member of the Royal Society and also served as President of the Royal College of Physicians.
Cheyne, George (1671 - 1743)
He was a Scottish physician. Cheyne wrote "An Essay on Health and Long Life" in 1725. He argued that life could not arise from inorganic matter.
Chrysostom (345 - 407)
Bishop of Constantinople. He had written many powerful sermons, some of which were in defiance to the state.
Clark, Gordon Haddon (1902 - 1985)
Clark received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1929. He wrote on "Religion, Reason, and Revelation" in 1961 and on "The Philosophy of Science and Belief in God" in 1964.
Clark, Harold W. (1891 - 1986)
Biologist. Was Professor Emeritus of Biology at the Seventh Day Adventist Pacific Union College in California graduating in 1922. He received a Master of Arts Degree from the University of California in 1933 in the field of Zoology/Ecology. For thirty-six years Clark was head of the Biology Department of Pacific Union College, Angwin, California. He had written several books on creation which have been published since 1929. He was President of the Life Origins Foundation. Clark held an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Pacific Union College.
Clark, Robert E.D. (1907 - 1984)
Clark was a citizen of Great Britian who was born in Pakistan (the India). He was educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, & St. John's College, Cambridge, graduating with first class honors in 1928. Clark received his Ph.D. in 1932 in Natural Science/Organic Chemistry from St. John's College, Cambridge University. From 1949 to 1971 he had been Lecturer & taught Chemistry at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts & Technology, Cambridge, retiring as senior lecturer. He was Vice President in charge of Research at Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas.
Cole, Henry (1792 - 1858)
Flood Geologist. He received his B.D. degree in 1848 and his D.D. in 1854 both from Cambridge. Cole wrote "Popular Geology Subversion of Divine Revelation" in 1834 and "The Flood" in 1883.
Compton, Arthur Holly (1892 - 1962)
Compton received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1913 from the College of Wooster, Ohio, a Master of Arts Degree in 1914 and Ph.D. in Physics in 1916 both from Princeton University. He won the Nobel Prize in 1927 for the Compton Effect. He wrote "Man's Destiny in Eternity" in 1949.
Cook, Melvin Alonzo (1911 - 2000)
Cook received a Master of Arts Degree from the University of Utah in 1934 and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Yale University in 1937. He won the Loomis Award from Yale University in 1937. Cook was former Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Utah (1947 - 1970). Winner of the 1968 E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry from the American Chemical Society as well as winner of the Nobel Nitro Award. Cook also received the Chemistry Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists in 1973. He was Founder and President of the Ireco Chemical Company, Salt Lake City. Cook was Nobel Prize nominee explosives expert and Director of the Explosives Research Institute of the University of Utah.
Copernicus, Nicholas (1473 - 1543)
The founder of modern astronomy. Studied Mathematics at the University of Cracow. In 1947, he was appointed canon of the cathedral of Frauenburg. Copernicus studied Law at Bologna and Medicine at Padua. In 1500 he lectured on astronomy in Rome. Such men as Galileo & Kepler were influenced by his work.
Criswell, Wallie Amos (1909 - 2002)
Received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Baylor University in 1931, a Master of Theology Degree in 1934 and a Ph.D. in 1937 both from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louiseville, Kentucky. Criswell authored fifty-four books including "Did Man Just Happen?" in 1957 and had eight doctorates bestowed upon him.
Curtis, George Ticknor (1812 - 1894)
Curtis wrote "Creation or Evolution? A Philosophical Inquiry" in 1887.
Custance, Arthur C. (1910 - 1985)
Custance received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Arts Degree with honors in Oriental Languages (Greek and Hebrew) from the University of Toronto in 1940 and an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa school of psychology & education in 1970. He was a student of cuneiform and Middle Eastern languages. Custance was head of the Human Engineering Laboratory in Applied Physiology, a division of the Defense Research Board in Ottawa, from 1955 to 1970. He was a member of the Canadian Physiological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and was listed in the 1971 edition of American Men of Science. Among his publications were a series of 52 treatises termed "the Doorway Papers".
Cuvier, Georges (1769 - 1832)
Comparative Anatomist. Cuvier was Founder of the studies of Paleontology. His almost exhaustive work in classifying living and fossil animals resulted in many publications, most notable is his five-volume "Le Regne animal distribue' d'apre's son organisation"
Cyr, Donald L. (1920 - 1999)
Cyr had a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Southern California. He wrote a number of articles on the vapor canopy idea and a book on the origin of Saturn's Rings in 1944.
Dalton, John (1766 - 1844)
English chemist. He is considered the father of modern atomic theory. His first love was meteorology. He developed the well-known gas law of partial pressures (Dalton's Law). Dalton was the first to recognize and describe color blindness. He was one of the founders of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1831. In 1832 he was awarded a doctorate by Oxford University. He taught himself mathematics and chemistry, making his own instruments. Dalton composed the first table of elements.
Dana, James (1813 - 1895)
Dana was an American Geologist, successor at Yale to Professor Silliman and author of many influential books on Geology and Mineralology. He was an early president of both the Geological Society of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Davies, Col. L. Merson (1890 - 1960)
Davies was a geologist of considerable training and experience. Gold medalist in geology of England. He was a long and active participant in England's Evolution Protest Movement. He held both a Ph.D. and a D.Sc. in Geology and was a working geologist and paleontologist for about 30 years, publishing many significant articles in British geological journals. He participated in a number of creation/evolution debates with such leading British evolutionists as J.B.S. Haldane and others. His palaeontological research specialized in Foraminifera. He indicated that he was constantly face to face with facts regarding the fossil faunas of the past which he was unable to reconcile with the theory of evolution.
Da Vinci, Leonardo (1452 - 1519)
Established the scientific discipline of Hydraulics. Considered by many to be the real founder of modern science. He was also a great artist, Engineer & architect, designing many of the chief structures and public works of Milan. His scientific notebooks are filled with studies and analyses of problems in dynamics, anatomy, physics, optics, biology, hydraulics and even aeronautics. He was an experimental scientist long before the formulation of the scientific method.
Davy, Sir Humphrey (1778 - 1829)
Established the scientific discipline of Thermokinetics. He was one of the great chemists of this period, the man under whom Faraday served as apprentice and inspired this period, the man under whom Faraday served as apprentice & inspired Faraday to devote his life to science. He was the first to isolate many important chemical elements, to develop the motion theory of heat, to invent the safety lamp and to demonstrate that diamond is carbon, along with many other contributions.
Dawson, John William (1820 - 1899)
Geologist. Dawson was the greatest of the early Canadian geologists, contributing significantly to the elucidation of the geology of Canada. He was the first president of the American Association for Advancement of Science. Dawson was knighted in 1884. He wrote many geological papers and books and a number of creationist works. Dawson was President of the British Association and was Principal & Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, Montreal.
Deen, Braswell Drue, Jr. (1893 - 1981)
He was an Atlanta Judge and creation lobbyist. Deen was Chief Judge of Georgia's Court of Appeals and held a combination business and law degree. He served in the General Assembly eight years, legislating or creating positive law, practiced law for sixteen years, ten of which while serving as County Attorney, served as Georgia's Eighth District U.S. Representative in Congress from 1933 to 1939, and served fourteen years as a member of the Georgia Court of Appeals. He lectured frequently on a variety of topics related to the Constitution, separation of church & state, and creation/evolution.
De Haan, Martin R. (1891 - 1965)
De Haan was a Medical Doctor, author and founder of the 'Radio Bible Class'. He wrote "Jonah - Fact or Fiction?" in 1957 and "Genesis and Evolution" in 1962.
Deluc, Jean-Andre (1727 - 1817)
Swiss Naturalist & physicist who studied geology and actually coined the word "geology". He and his father developed the modern mercury thermometer and the hygrometer. He wrote books on geology and meteorology.
Derham, William (1657 - 1735)
He was one of the Boyle lecturers writing a treatise on the strong exposition of purposive design in nature. Derham could be considered the father of ecology.
Descartes, Rene' (1596 - 1650)
Greatest French Philosopher. Inventor of analytic Geometry. Applying Algebra to Geometry, he gave later scientists the ability to make the calculations that provided us with our first quantitative understanding of nature's laws. His greatest achievement was to effectively lead philosophy away from Medieval scholaticism into the clear reasoning that results from questioning all past authorities.
Dewar, Douglas (1875 - 1957)
British Biologist & Ornithologist. A Cambridge science graduate, later studied law; spent many years in the civil service in India. He became an authoritative ornithologist, writing over twenty-two books on Indian birds and Indian History. He was Founder of the Evolution Protest Movement in London in 1932 and long time leader of this organization. Dewar wrote numerous papers & books expounding the scientific basis of creation. He was elected President & Vice-President of the Victoria Institute and participated in a number of both written & oral creation/evolution debates with leading evolutionists including H.S. Shelton, J.B.S. Haldane, & Joseph McCabe. Dewar was a Fellow of the Zoological Society.
Dooyeweerd, Herman (1894 - 1977)
He received a Doctorate in Law from the Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands with his dissertation on the cabinet in Dutch constitutional law. He was Professor of Legal philosophy and encyclopedia of law at the Free University from 1926 to 1965 when he retired. He wrote on "The Secularization of Science" in 1954.
Draper, John William (1811 - 1882)
Draper wrote "History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science" in 1875.
Duyvene' De Wit, Jacobus Johannes (1909 - 1965)
Professor of Zoology from 1951 to 1964 at the University of the Orange Free State, South Africa. He studied biology at Utrecht and received his M.Sc. degree in 1933. From 1933 to 1946 he was head of the scientific department of a pharmaceutical company. In his spare time he continued his research with the species of Bitterling a small fresh water fish. He earned his Ph.D. "cum laude" in 1939. From 1946 to 1950 he served as head of the Institute for Animal Production under the Central Organization for Applied Scientific Research of the Netherlands. He continued his research on the Bitterling at the University of Utrecht. In 1950 & 1951 he served as Professor of Physiology at the Free University in Amsterdam & remained scientific advisor to the Institute for Animal Production.
Dwight, Timothy (1752 - 1817)
Dwight was an educator and was President of Yale University.
Eckelmann, Herman John Jr. (1925 - 2001)
Astrophysicist with studies in electrical engineering. Eckelmann received a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1949. He received a Master of Divinity Degree from Faith Theological Seminary in 1952. Eckelmann was a research associate with the Center for Radiophysics and Space Research at Cornell. He retired ultimately as its chief photographer and designer of a color stereo close-up camera for U.S. manned lunar landings.
Eddington, Arthur (1882 - 1944)
Eddington was trained in Astronomy at the British Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. He pioneered work in Astrophysics with an emphasis on stellar structure. He was the first to calculate the diameter of Red giant stars, including Betelgeuse.
Edwards, Jonathan (1703 - 1758)
Edwards wrote an essay on flying spiders, a basis for their classification & theory of equilibrium regarding their navigation and formulated a hypothesis about their webs being spun from a liquid substance at the age of 11/12 and at 12 an essay on colors. At age 13 he entered Yale College and wrote "Notes on Natural Science".
Euler, Leonhard (1707 - 1783)
He was one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. He authored outstanding mathematics papers and books totaling seventy volumes.
Fabre, Henri (1823 - 1915)
French biologist - entomologist. Generally considered the "Father of entomology". He wrote many books on science. He received many high honors for his scientific investigations. His ten volume set "Souvenirs Entomologigues" was crowned by the Institute of France. Certain of his books were used as textbooks in French state schools.
Fabricius, David (1564 - 1617)
Fabricius was a Dutch astronomer who discovered the first known variable star in 1596, later named Mira.
Faraday, Michael (1791 - 1867)
Faraday was one of the greatest physicists of all time. He discovered Electromagnetic induction and developed the disciplines of electromagnetics and field theory. Faraday became a member of the Royal Society in 1821. He invented the electric generator, electric motor, transformer, and made many other key discoveries and inventions. He formulated the two laws of electrolysis which have since formulated the basis for electrochemistry. Two basic units, one in electrolysis, and one in electrostatics, are named in his honor. He also made many key contributions in chemistry. Faraday discovered benzene, the liquefying of chlorine, and the alloying of steel. Had Nobel prizes been awarded in his days, some say his discoveries should have brought him at least five of them. He is often acknowledged as the greatest experimental genius of all time. All his knowledge was gained by his own reading and experimentation. In 1832, Oxford University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate. He had received almost a hundred medals/diplomas from various institutions. Faraday refused the presidency of the Royal Society and the Royal Institution, preferring to devote himself to research.
Ferguson, James (1710 - 1776)
Ferguson was a Scottish Astronomer and instrument maker. He published many technical papers concerning solar eclipses and constructed theoretical models for the formation of the planets.
Ferguson, Rick (1955 - 2002)
Ferguson was a graduate of Missouri Baptist College, St Louis in 1978. He receive a Master of Divinity Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Luther Rice Seminary, Atlanta. Ferguson was Pastor of Riverside Baptist Church in Denver and was a strong Biblical creationist.
Flamsteed, John (1646 - 1719)
Founder of the famous Greenwich observatory and the first Astronomer Royal of England. He produced the first great star map of the telescopic age. The meridians of the world are as a result referenced to 0 degrees longitude through his observatory.
Fleming, Sir John Ambrose (1849 - 1945)
His discoveries and developments in electronics almost entitle him to be called the father of modern electronics. He was President of the Victoria Institute for a time and published many excellent articles in its journal, the "Journal of the Victoria Institute" including a fine critique of radiometric dating, as well as at least one important book. Fleming was Co-Founder and first President of the Evolution Protest Movement. He devised the electron tube in 1904. He studied under Maxwell at Cambridge and worked as a consultant for Thomas Edison and Marconi. Fleming served over forty years as Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of London, receiving many medals and honors by various scientific societies for his contributions in electronics, radio and television. He invented the thermionic wireless valve and the diode making radio broadcasting possible. Fleming was Honorary Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and was Fellow of University College, London.
Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
Galileo studied at Pisa, where he later held the chair in mathematics from 1589 to 1592. He was then appointed to the chair of mathematics at the University of Padua, where he remained until 1610. During those years he carried out studies & experiments in mechanics, and also built a thermoscope. He devised & constructed a geometrical & military compass. In 1594 he obtained the patent for a machine to raise water levels. Galileo invented the microscope, and built a telescope with which he discovered the satellites of Jupiter. In 1610 he was nominated the foremost Mathematician of the University of Pisa and given the title of mathematician to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. He studied Saturn & observed the phases of Venus. Galileo became a member of the Accademia dei Lincei and observed sunspots.
Gassendi, Pierre (1592 - 1655)
Gassendi was the first to observe a planetary transit across the face of the sun, that of Mercury in 1631. This observation helped verify Kepler's laws of planetary motion. He experimented with the principle of inertia and helped to explain this universal tendency. He introduced the term aurora borealis in 1621 to describe the northern and southern lights.
Geering, Esme' (1920 - 1997)
Author of the Tom & Jerry segment of the Our World supplement in Creation Magazine. She was a science teacher and had joined the Evolution Protest Movement in 1936 and actively wrote many creationist articles.
Gilbert, Sir Joseph Henry (1817 - 1901)
One of the prominent Fellows of the Royal Society who signed the Scientific Declaration. As an agricultural chemist, he developed nitrogen and superphosphate fertilizers for use with crops and helped develop (as first co-director) the world's first agricultural experimental station, located in Hertfordshire in 1843. He also served as Professor of Rural Economy at Oxford University.
Gisborne, Thomas (1758 - 1846)
Gisborne graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1780 as sixth wrangler and first chancellor's medallist. He received his Master of Arts Degree in 1783. Gisborne was recognized as a writer, poet, moralist, and natural philosopher. He was considered as one of the greatest geniuses of the age. Gisborne wrote thirteen books two of which were "Testimony of Natural Theology to Christianity" in 1818 and "Considerations on Modern Theories of Geology" in 1837.
Glaisher, James (1809 - 1903)
Glaisher was for thirty-four years superintendent of the department of meteorology and magnetism at the Greenwich Observatory, publishing his standard dew-point tables which are still in use. He established the British Meteorological Society in 1850 and the Aeronautical Society in 1866. He was one of the signers of the famous Declaration of 1864.
Gosse, Philip H. (1810 - 1888)
British Ornithologist and author of numerous books on zoology. He was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1865. He wrote "Omphalos: An Attempt to Untie the Geological Knot".
s' Gravesande, Willem Jacob (1688 - 1742)
He was an outstanding Dutch mathematician. He wrote "Mathematical Elements of Physics" in 1720.
Grebe, John J. (1900 - 1984)
Grebe was a child prodigy and graduated from Cleveland's East Technical High School with top honors in 1918. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1924, a Master of Science Degree in Physics in 1928 and a Doctorate of Science Degree in 1935 from Case Institute of Technology. In 1942 he was given the Certificate of Merit by the Franklin Institute for his invention of Koolshade (to keep out insects and the heat of the sun). In 1943 he became the youngest man ever to receive the Chemical Industry Medal as a reward for his research. In 1946 Grebe received the Hyatt Award for Plastics Development. From 1946 to 1947 Grebe performed research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and had headed, as Chief Scientist to the Army Chemical Corps at the Edgewood Arsenal's scientific activities from 1948 to 1949 and had been Director of DOW Chemical's Physical Chemistry Research Laboratories. In 1967 he received the Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Hillsdale College, Michigan. Grebe's research in physical chemistry led to the extraction of chemicals such as bromine from sea water and he held over a hundred patents in electrochemistry, the synthesis of organic compounds, and nuclear reactors. He did extensive research in electromagnetic analysis, electrolysis of fused salts, high temperature cracking processes for making butadiene and synthetic rubber, plus theoretical work on gravity and time cycles. Grebe was also responsible for the development of Styrofoam, synthetic rubber and Saran Wrap. He was a Member of the Advisory Committee of Radiation and Isotope Development for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Grew, Nehemiah (1641 - 1712)
Grew was co-founder of the science of plant anatomy. He was both an English medical doctor and a botanist, doing important research and writing on plant anatomy. Grew also wrote extensively on the evidence of unique design in both plants and animals. He was one of the first members of the Royal Society. Grew is credited with the discovery that plant stamens are male organs and developed the first theory to account for pollen. He was the first to describe the precisely individual make-up of finger ridges.
Guyot, Arnold (1807 - 1884)
Guyot was a naturalist of repute. He taught geology at Princeton University.
Hales, Stephen (1677 - 1761)
Hales is ranked with the greatest of physiologists, chemists, botantists, and inventors. He is remembered for introducing rigorous quantitative methods to the study of animal and plant physiology. Hales made the first quantitative measure of blood pressure; his experiments led to the development of the instruments still used for measuring blood pressure today. Among his inventions were devices to distill fresh water from sea water and ventilators for pumping fresh air into ship holds, hospitals and jails. He was the first to claim that plants absorbed air through their leaves, converting it into solid substances. Grew made the first deductions about the chemistry of the air and about the fact that leaves actually processed light for the plant's use.
Haller, Albrecht von (1708 - 1777)
Was educated at the University of Tubingen and at the University of Leyden. In 1735, after practicing medicine for eight years in Bern, Haller accepted the position as chair of medicine, anatomy, surgery, and botany at the University of Gottingen. He remained there for seventeen years, then returned to Switzerland to spend the rest of his life in research & writing. Haller was an illustrustrious scholar and prolific writer whose interests included poetry, botany, ancient languages, biography, and philosophy, as well as medicine. He compiled twenty volumes of bibliographies on anatomy, botany, surgery, and medicine. As physiologist, he proved the concept of "irritability" of tissue, distinguishing between nerve impulse (sensibility) and muscular contraction (irritability). In 1747, he published his observations in "First Lines of Physiology".
Harris, John (1666 - 1719)
An early member, Fellow, and Vice President of the Royal Society in the late 1600 to early 1700's. Harris was an early English Mathematician. He was editor of "The Dictionary of Arts of Sciences" in 1704, considered to be the first real encyclopedia in the English language.
Hartley, David (1705 - 1757)
Hartley studied medicine. His book "Observations on Man, His Fame, His Duty, His Expectations" (1749) was the first published work in English to use the word "psychology" in its modern sense.
Harvey, William (1578 - 1657)
Harvey discovered the circulation of the blood and wrote "On the Circulation of the Blood", "On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals" and "On the Generation of Animals".
Henslow, John Stevens (1796 - 1861)
Henslow was Professor of Botany and Mineralogy at the University of Cambridge in England. His enthusiasm for teaching botany made it one of the most popular subjects at Cambridge. Charles Darwin was one of his students.
Henry, Joseph (1797 - 1878)
Invented the electric motor and the Galvanometer. Henry was a great American physicist and Professor at Princeton University. He co-discovered with Michael Faraday the principle of self-induction (the standard unit for which is named after him). He was the first Secretary and Director of the Smithsonian Institution, one of the charter members of the National Academy of Sciences, and Founder and early President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He invented a powerful short-coil magnet. Using a long one, he first demonstrated long-distance transmission of electrical current, paving the way for the commercial telegraph. While serving as the first director of the Smithsonian Institution, Henry organized a corps of weather observers and supervised them for thirty years. Their successful work led to the creation of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
Herschel, Caroline (1750 - 1848)
Herschel worked as an astronomy assistant for her brother. She basically was self-educated. She catalogued 14 new nebulae, including the Andromeda Galaxy. Between 1786 to 1797, she discovered 8 new comets. The British Royal Astronomical Society voted her a Gold Medal in 1828 and later made her an honorary member in 1835. Herschel was the first important woman astronomer. She was made a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 1838. In 1846 she was awarded the Gold Medal for Science by the King of Prussia.
Herschel, John (1792 - 1871)
Son of Sir William Herschel. He was an outstanding Astronomer like his father. He discovered over 500 new nebulae and performed the task of cataloging the stars and nebulae. He had an excellent education. Initially he became a mathematician. Herschel co-formed the Analytical Society, which undertook the task of translating books on the latest European mathematical methods into English. He was the first astronomer to measure the brightness of stars with real precision. Herschel made detailed observations of Halley's comet. He also authored an extremely successful textbook on Astronomy. Herschel pioneered the use of sodium thiosulphite (hypo) as a fixing agent in early photography. He was one of the first to apply photography to astronomy. Herschel strongly opposed evolution.
Herschel, William (1738 - 1822)
Established the scientific discipline of Galatic Astronomy. Herschel made many great discoveries, the most notable being recognition of double stars and the discovery of Uranus. He constructed the greatest reflecting telescopes of his day (over 400) and catalogued and studied nebulae, 848 double-stars, and galaxies as never before. Herschel discovered two new moons for Saturn, the sixth and the seventh. He was awarded the prestigious Copely Award of the Royal Society for his discovery of Uranus. He later discovered the two largest moons of Uranus - Titania and Oberon. In 1800 he correctly hypothesized the existence of infrared heat waves. Herschel also correctly predicted many properties of infrared radiation. In 1820, he published a catalogue of 2500 new nebulae. In 1816 he was knighted and in 1821 he became President of the Astronomical Society. He also received honors from academics and countries all over the world.
Hillstead, George (1926 - 2001)
Hillstead was closely associated with the creation movement. He came to Christian Heritage College in 1971, first as Director of Development and then as Vice-President for Business Affairs. He was one of the founding directors of Creation-Life Publishers (now known as Master Books) when it was organized in 1974, resigning from the college soon afterwards to become its general manager. He served in that capacity until 1984. Although the company had several general managers after his resignation he continued very effectively in its administration as an active board member. Although the company was started on a shoestring, as it were, and always struggled financially, it was largely through his efforts that it was able to continue for over 22 years, publishing and marketing some 75 influential books on creation and Christian evidences, as well as many videos on creation. He eventually led in the mutually beneficial sale of the company to New Leaf Publishers in 1996, where it has continued to function effectively in this key type of ministry.
Hitchcock, Edward (1793 - 1864)
Hitchcock was one of the first American geologists of importance, making important studies on glacial geology and serving many years as a Massachusetts state geologist. He was the first and for twenty years, the only, teacher of scientific subjects at Amherst College. From 1845 until his death, he was President of Amherst serving as Professor of Geology. During his later years he also was state geologist for Vermont. He made the first detailed study of the Connecticut River Valley.
Hoffman, Friedrich (1660 - 1742)
The Hoffman voltameter, an electrolytic apparatus, typically using dilute sulfuric acid as electrolyte, which effectively caused the electrolysis of water, thus producing hydrogen and oxygen, in a 2 to 1 ratio by volume, at the two electrodes, was named after him. He was Physician to King of Prussia.
Hooke, Robert (1635 - 1703)
Hooke was a brilliant physicist and geologist.
Horse, Jedidian (1761 - 1826)
Horse was a geographer.
Howitt, John R. (1892 - 1985)
Hospital psychiatrist and superintendent in Canada. Howitt was a physician and author of numerous pamphlets published through the International Christian Crusade. He wrote "Evolution: Science Falsely So Called".
Huggins, Sir William (1824 - 1910)
Well known as a brilliant English astronomer. Huggins was the first to demonstrate from spectral studies that stars were composed mostly of hydrogen, along with smaller amounts of the same elements existing on Earth. He was also the first to identify the Doppler effect in astronomy. He was President of the Royal Society from 1900 to 1905.
Hutchinson, John (1674 - 1737)
Geologist. Hutchinson was also both a Hebrew Scholar and an early student of paleontology.
Huygens, Christian (1629 - 1695)
Huygens was Europe's greatest mathematician during his lifetime. He invented the pendulum clock in 1656, geometry theorems, optic laws and discovered the largest of Saturn's moons, Titan, in 1655. Huygens developed the wave theory of light.
Jones, Martyn Lloyd (1899 - 1981)
Jones was a distinguished physician, trained in medical science, and a theologian.
Joule, James Prescott (1818 - 1889)
Established the scientific discipline of Reversible Thermodynamics. Joule conducted numerous studies on heat flow and received many honors. His greatest discovery made in 1840, was the value of the constant of the mechanical equivalent of heat making possible the quantitative conversion of heat energy into mechanical energy and vise versa. This conversion factor led to the formulation of the law of conservation of energy (first law of thermodynamics). He was taught chemistry, physics, the scientific method and mathematics by the famous English chemist John Dalton. President of the British Association in 1872 and 1887.
Keckermann, Bartholomew (1571 - 1609)
Keckermann was a Polish leader in Astronomy, Mathematics and Educational Philosophy, with a special interest in the origin of comets.
Kelly, Howard A. (1858 - 1943)
Kelly was a great American Surgeon. Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics for twenty-two years with the outstanding medical school of John Hopkins University. He was the number one gynecologist in America for the first two decades of this century. He wrote many authoritative books in his field.
Kelvin, Lord (William Thompson) (1824 - 1907)
Established the scientific discipline of Energetics and Thermodynamics. Major contribution: Absolute Temperature Scale. Kelvin was an infant and teen-age prodigy and held the chair of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow for fifty-four years. The number of his contributions in physics and mathematics, as well as inventions was enormous. He made studies which later enabled Morse to invent the Telegraph. Kelvin supervised the design and laying of the first Atlantic Cable. He was knighted and given a barony. Kelvin held twenty-one honorary doctorates. He published over 300 papers. He invented ship's compasses and devices for ships to take soundings.
Kepler, Johann (1571 - 1630)
Established the scientific discipline of celestial mechanics and physical astronomy, developed the Ephemeri's Tables. Kepler discovered the laws of planetary motion. He demonstrated the heliocentricity of the solar system, contributed to the development of calculus. Kepler studied two years in a seminary, left there to study and teach astronomy. He obtained a scholarship from the Duke of Wurttemberg and began attending the University of Tubingen in 1587. Kepler obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1588 and his Master of Arts Degree in 1591. He continued at Tubingen studying theology. In 1594 Kepler was asked to teach Mathematics at Graz, Austria and accepted. He became district mathematician. In 1600, he joined Tycho Brahe and his team of astronomers. He discovered a supernovae, analyzed how the human eye works, and made improvements in the telescope.
Kidd, John (1775 - 1851)
Kidd was Professor of Chemistry at Oxford during most of his career and made many significant contributions in his field. He pioneered the use of coal as a source of chemicals, his work eventually providing the foundation for the development of synthetics. Kidd was chosen to present one of the Bridgewater Treatises, entitled "The Adaptation of Nature to the Physical Condition of Man". Co-discoverer of naphthalene in coal tar.
Kirby, William (1759 - 1850)
President of the Royal Society of London. English entomologist. Kirby wrote many scientific works. He is best known for his authorship of two of the famous Bridgewater Treaties. He also wrote extensively on flood geology. He entered Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge in 1776.
Kircher, Athanasius (1601 - 1680)
A learned Jesuit who published a treatise on Noah's Ark and the effect of the Flood on the earth's land surfaces. Kircher made a number of scientific studies which anticipated later breakthroughs, including the partial deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the germ theory of disease. He invented a magic lantern, an aeolian harp, and other devices. Kircher wrote thirty-nine books.
Kirwan, Richard (1733 - 1812)
Kirwan was an Irish attorney, chemist and mineralogist, President of the Royal Irish Academy for twenty-three years and author of the first systematic treatise on mineralogy, also making contributions to chemistry. He advocated Flood geology.
Klotz, John William (1918 - 1996)
Geneticist, Concordia Senior College Fort Wayne, Indiana. Received his doctorate in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. His professional associations included the American Genetic Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Nature Conservatory, and Hastings Center, the National Association of Biology Teachers, the American Association for Higher Education, the Illinois Academy of Science, and the Lutheran Academy of Scholarship. Klotz was listed in the American Men of Science. St. Louis Seminary Professor. Biology Professor for 33 years. Awarded the honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree in 1986 by Concordia Theological Seminary.
Kronecker, Leopold (1823 - 1891)
In mathematical physics, the Kronecker delta function is named in his honor. He made important contributions in the theory of algebra, elliptic functions and calculus.
Lammerts, Walter E. (1904 - 1996)
The Father of Modern Rose Breeding. Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding. Lammerts was Director of Research for the Germain Seed Company, Livermore, California. He was former Assistant Professor of Ornamental Horticulture from 1940 to 1945 at the University of California, Los Angeles where he begun his work with New Zealand Tea Plants and mountain lilacs (in which he developed "Sierra Blue" and Mountain Haze". Graduate of the University of California Institute of Technology at Berkeley, majoring in entomology, he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1927 as an undergraduate and receiving his Ph.D. there in Genetics in 1930. Lammerts had won many honors and prizes for his work, especially in rose breeding as well as in camellias and other plants. He held fourteen "All American" awards and one "Queen Elizabeth" which is regarded as being the most beautiful rose developed. The Organization of World Rose Societies at their fourth world convention (Rosafari 79) selected his famous Queen Elizabeth as the world's favorite rose. Lammerts also developed the "Chrysler Imperial" and "Bewitched". Chrysler Corporation gave him a new Chrysler Imperial automobile, carefully painted the same color as the rose. From 1930 to 1932 he was a Fellow of the National Research Council at California Institute of Technology. From 1935 to 1940 he was actively engaged in the breeding and development of roses and peaches for Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, California and developed a research program dealing with a wide range of nursery problems. At this time he developed his most successful peach variety, the "Robin" peach and his famous Charlotte Armstrong rose. In 1945 he accepted the position of Horticultural Consultant for the publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News. Lammerts helped plan the "Descanso Gardens in Flower-park of La Canada, near Los Angeles. In the park is a rose garden which he created, showing the history of the rose with living specimens developed from 1500 A.D. to the present. Lammerts developed two lilac hybrids "Lavender Lady" and "Sierra Snow" and Leptospermum hybrid "Ruby Glow". He developed two thornless varieties of the Pyracantha shrub and many many others. Lammerts membership in technical and honorary societies included Phi Beta Kappa, Society of the Sigma Xi, the Botanical Society of America, the American Pomological Society, numerous plant breeding societies. He was listed in American Men of Science. Lammerts had authored articles on a variety of subjects and there are at least 50 scientific papers to his credit.
Leavitt, Henrietta Swan (1868 - 1921)
Leavitt spent her life working at the Harvard College Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She discovered four new novae and catalogued more then 2400 variable stars. Leavitt had a special interest in Cepheid variable stars. She calibrated the distance method.
Leeuwenhoek, Antonie van (1632 - 1723)
Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist who spent years designing and building microscopes. He was able to magnify images as much as 500 times, an achievement unsurpassed until the 1800's. Leeuwenhoek discovered Bacteria and Spermatozoa. He dedicated much of his life to proving that the spontaneous origin of life was impossible.
Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646 - 1716)
Leibnitz was one of the most gifted mathematicians and philosopher. He was co-discoverer with Newton of calculus. Leibnitz introduced the binary notational system and anticipated the Boolean system of logic and energy conservation. He made many other scientific and mathematical contributions, but is best known for his theodicy, a philosophical and theological study attempting to prove that this is the best of all possible worlds. Leibnitz founded and served as first President of the Berlin Academy of Sciences.
Le Moine, Paul (1878 - 1940)
Naturalist. Curator/Director of the National Museum in Paris, the Museum d' Histoire, as well as past President of the Geological Society of France. Chief Editor of the Encyclopedia Francaise, 1937 edition. Described evolution as "a sort of dogma in which its priests do not believe, but which they uphold before the people".
Linnaeus, Carolus von (1707 - 1778)
Swedish botanist. Established the scientific discipline of Systematic Biology (Taxonomy). Linnaeus carefully arranged six thousand species, using his binomial nomenclature, into genera, establishing the names still used today. He laid down the principles and nomenclature we still use today to define genera and species. In 1735 he wrote his "Systema Naturae".
Lister, Joseph (1827 - 1912)
English surgeon who established the scientific discipline of antiseptic surgery. Lister made notable contributions in surgery and founded what would later become the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine in London. He was President of both the Royal Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Lister was raised as a Quaker and attended Quaker schools in Hertfordshire and London. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of London in 1847. He qualified as a doctor in 1850. Lister obtained Bachelor's Degrees in Medicine and Surgery and in the process won two university gold medals for his outstanding marks. He passed the examination to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1852. Lister was Assistant Professor at Edinburgh, Scotland. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1860. He also became Professor of Surgery at Glasgow in that year. In 1869 he returned to Edinburgh to become Professor of Clinical Surgery. In 1883, Queen Victoria honored him making him Sir Joseph Lister. In 1897, he was given the title Lord Lister of Lyme Regis. In 1902 Lister was given the Order of Merit and made a Privy Councillor. He was Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Lister invented the aortic tourniquet, the sinus forceps and the wire needle.
Lord, David N. (1791 - 1880)
Lord was Editor of "The Theological and Literary Journal" and was well read.
Lumsden, Richard D. (1938 - 1997)
Dr. Lumsden was a world-renowned expert on parasitology and cell biology. He had authored over ninety peer-reviewed papers, mostly in parasitological journals often describing new species and presented over one hundred abstracts. He was a senior partner in Lumsden, Allen and Associates, a medical and biotech consulting firm. Lumsden was former Professor of Biology (for 23 years) and Dean (1976 to 1977) of the Graduate School at Tulane University. He served on the Faculty at the Institute for Creation Research and the Master's College (1990 to 1996) as Biology Chairman and teaching courses in Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Pathology. Lumsden had a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Master of Science Degree in Zoology from Tulane University, a traineeship in Cell Biology and electron microscopy at Harvard, a Ph.D. in Biology from Rice University, and a Post-Doctoral Res