Ron Dittemore Former Director Space Shuttle Program Shortly before their marriage, he and his fiancé became members of The Church. He is a high councilor in the Friendswood, Texas Stake. Announces his resignation, 23 Apr 2003
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...
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...
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...
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...
