Biologists, Physicists, Chemists, Geoscientists, Economists, Psychologists, Sociologists and Historians
| Melvin A. Cook chemist |
Chemist, known for work on shaped charges and slurry explosives; professor of metallurgy at the University of Utah; businessman; author of works on explosives. Also published works on creationism, particularly on the relationship between science and Mormonism. |
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Henry Eyring (1901-1981) chemist |
He pioneered the application of quantum mechanics to
chemistry. He also was awarded the National medal of Science for devolving
the Absolute Rate Theory of chemical reactions. He was elected president of the American Chemical Society in 1963 and of the Association for the
Advancement of Science in 1965. biographical memoirs, national academy of sciences |
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Harvey Fletcher (1884-1981) physicist |
As a graduate student, he worked with Millikan and together
they were the first to measure the charge on an electron. Millikan won the
noble prize for that work. Fletcher directed research at Bell Labs where he
played a central role in the development of stereophonic reproduction. He is
also credited with inventing the hearing aid and the first audiometer. He
was elected president of the American Physical Society in 1945. Source: Famous LDS Scientists |
| Wilford Gardner geologist |
He described the movement of water through unsaturated soils
by reference to capillary potential. For this and other work, the American
Society of Agronomy called him "the father of soil physics." He served as
dean at UC Berkley. Source: Famous LDS Scientists |
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H. Tracy Hall chemist |
He developed the tetrahedron press and was the first to
produce synthetic diamonds. Source: Famous LDS Scientists Born in Ogden, Utah, and raised a Mormon in rural Marriott, Hall was a bookish child whose ambition was to follow in the footsteps of Thomas Edison. After serving in the Navy in World War II and finishing a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Utah in 1948, he moved to Schenectady, N.Y., to work at General Electric, a company Edison founded. When Hall departed GE just a year after his discovery, it was not on the best of terms. He later blamed his colleagues for anti-Mormon sentiments — "vicious, distasteful jokes about Mormons and polygamy," he told the historian Robert Hazen, the author of "The Diamond Makers" (1999). 1919-2008 |
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Steve Jones physicist |
He is a professor of physics at BYU and gained recognition
during he cold fusion controversy of the early 1990's. His claims were much
more modest than those of the University of Utah, and he is still well
respected in the field. Source: Famous LDS Scientists |
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Dr. John S. Lewis space scientist |
He has research interests in the applications of chemistry to planetary sciences and space development. He joined the Church in Boston while teaching at MIT. His books include: Books: Worlds Without End: The Exploration of Planets Known and Unknown and Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets. |
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Joseph F. Merrill (1869 - 1952) physicist |
He received a Ph.D. in physics from Johns Hopkins University
in 1899. He was a professor of engineering at the University of
Utah. Source: Famous LDS Scientists |
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Jane Nelsen psychologist |
She is a licensed marriage, family and child counselor in South Jordan, Utah and San Clemente, California. She is the author and coauthor of the Positive Discipline books (which the webmaster highly recommends). She has a doctorate degree in educational psychology from the University of San Francisco in 1979. She is the mother of seven children. She now shares her knowledge and experience as a keynote speaker and workshop leader throughout the country. |
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James S. Olson historian |
He served as history chair at Sam Houston State University. He has authored a number of books, discussing such subjects as cancer, sports, war, and John Wayne. He has won a number of awards for his efforts. He served as an area authority and a stake president. A building on the SHSU campus will be given his name soon. |
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Merlo J. Pusey biographer |
He won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1952 for his biography of Charles Evans Hughes,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Source: Some Latter-day Saints Who have won the Pulitzer Prize |
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Richard G. Scott nuclear engineer |
He did advanced studies at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the
Department of Energy. Source: Famous LDS Scientists |
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James Talmage (1862 - 1933) geologist |
He graduated from Lehigh University and studied at Johns
Hopkins University. He received his Ph.D. following correspondence work at
Illinois Wesland University. As a geologist, he undertook several pioneering
studies of the Great Salt Lake area before receiving his call as an apostle
in 1911. Source: Famous LDS Scientists |
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Kip Thorn physicist |
He has done considerable work in theoretical physics. He is
the author of the book Black Holes and Time Warps. The book features
a story about a robot name "Kolog" that falls into a black hole. He left
the Church in the 1970's following the controversy surrounding the Equal
Rights Amendment. Source: Famous LDS Scientists |
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Dr. Norman Tolk physicist |
A graduate of Harvard University, with a PhD from Columbia University, he is a world-renowned physicist. He was a recipient of the Humboldt award, which is one of the highest international recognitions for physicists. He has spoken and consulted with the top universities and scientists in the United States, Russia, China, Switzerland, and dozens of other countries throughout the world. He is a pioneer in research involving the Free Electron Laser, which he brought to Vanderbilt University. |
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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich historian |
She won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1991 for A Midwifes Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812. | |
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John A. Widtsoe (1872 - 1952) biochemist |
He studied biochemistry at Harvard and in 1889 received a
Ph.D. in chemistry from Gottingen University in Germany.. Source: Famous LDS Scientists John A. Widtsoe was a prominent Educator in the state of Utah and Elder in the Church, even before being called to serve in the Council of the Twelve. The resident of Logan, Cache county, Utah, was the son of John A. Widtsoe and Anna C. Gaatden, and was born Jan. 31, 1872, on the island of Froen, Trondhjem amt, Norway. He was baptized April 3,1884 by Elder Anthon L. Skanchy, and in 1884 he emigrated to Utah, together with his mother and younger brother, and located in Logan, Cache county. From the time he first became connected with the Church, he took an active part in its affairs, and was always a zealous worker in whatever capacity he has been called to serve. At the age of forty-nine, Elder Widsoe was Ordained an Apostle and set apart as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. |
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