Name 3 famous living scientists without looking it up

[Elegiac]

And are they famous for it? I didn't even know it was debunked.

They just won a Nobel prize for it. They managed to measure the energy of an electron and determine its location simultaneously.

[Frozenbeef]

stephen hawking
richard dawkins
and umm sheldon cooper? :S

Not really into the science thing >.<

[savagetommy]

Hawking
Dawkins
Chomsky

[Kuntantee]

Ken Thompson
Bjarne Stroustrup
Richard Stallman

[Tradewind]

And are they famous for it? I didn't even know it was debunked.

I wouldn't say debunked, it was last week sometime. Ironic that it comes up given the other "Most Educated Countries" thread simultaneously, since the kids were from the University of Toronto

They just won a Nobel prize for it. They managed to measure the energy of an electron and determine its location simultaneously.

Nevermind, you mean that group. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/gene..._quantum_world

Thought you had been referring to this one: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1004121638.htm

[Gingerhunter247]

Brian Cox
Stephen Hawking
Neil deGrasse Tyson

[Foxtails]

Stephen Hawking
Richard Dawkins
Michio Kaku

[Autumn]

Steven Hawking, Brian Cox...and...


Serge Haroche and David Wineland won the Nobel prize for Physics today but I had to look them up cos I couldn't remember their names so I guess I cheated

[mypally]

I'm going to not name Stephen Hawking to see if my list looks different

Brian Cox
Niel D'Grass Tyson (I know this is spelled wrong, so i just spelled it as I say it)
Mitchu Kaku (see above regarding spelling)

I name physicists cause that's what I study. I know I know the names of some "other" scientists, but they just aren't coming to mind. (I could also name off my professors, but I don't think many would know their work)

[Puremallace]

Stephen Hawking
Michio Kaku
Neil De Grasse Tyson
Richard Dawkins

There's 4.

You stole my choices lol

[Dezerte]

Neil Tyson, don't remember the spelling of the middle name
Michiu Kakou, most likely spelled wrong
Bill Nye

The first two I'm a big fan of, Bill I just recently saw some videos where he featured in on Youtube

[Rhade]

Stephen Hawking
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Bill Nye

Is it sad that was my first thought as well.

My 3
Bill Nye
Stephen Hawking
Richard Dawkins

[Gabronthe]

Nick Tesla, Isaac Newton, and Sir. Crapper.

[PACOX]

Kaku
Tyson
Nye

[Deleted]

You cant look it up but people posting is pretty much enough already~

[Deleted]

Not looking at other people's, though I assume all of mine have been mentioned already: Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss and Sam Harris.

Edit: Ooh! I got 2 that weren't mentioned. Go me! \o/

[Deleted]

Michio Kaku

:S

[Tradewind]

I'm somewhat skeptical of Bill Nye being a "scientist" lol, good guy and all and a huge advocate for getting kids involved especially in the 90s. But I'm not certain he's really...done anything. Still a good dude, I just find it funny, though not surprising, that he's trumping most of the pure researchers out there in popularity lol. I mean he's got a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering.

[Ihsatakar]

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Stephen Hawking
Bill Nye

[Elegiac]

I'm somewhat skeptical of Bill Nye being a "scientist" lol, good guy and all and a huge advocate for getting kids involved especially in the 90s. But I'm not certain he's really...done anything. Still a good dude, I just find it funny, though not surprising, that he's trumping most of the pure researchers out there in popularity lol.

Could say the same of the Mythbusters, but both are hugely important because they teach skepticism and the scientific method to the common person.