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Asked by Alba? to LauraAnne, Andrew, Dan, Emilia, Helen, Katy, Stephanie on 8 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by Andrea Echeverria.
Question: Who is your favourite scientist?
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LauraAnne Furlong answered on 8 Nov 2016:
hmmmm. that’s a big question! I have a huge amount of respect for several people working in my area, who do very interesting and advanced studies of how the body works. A man called Archibald V Hill won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1922 for his work into how muscles work, and this work is the founding research of the area which I work in. More recently, I’ve really enjoyed reading about the lives of Stephen Hawking and also John Nash – he was a mathematician whose work is now used in economics, but he several personal struggles in his life which he successfully overcame. The film A Beautiful Mind is based on his life.
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Emilia McAllister-Jepps answered on 13 Nov 2016:
Hi, tough question.
I’m not sure I could pick who I thought was the best scientist ever, but at the moment I think that I would rate several scientists as having a huge impact on sport in ways that you will be able to see.
Dr Paul Hawkins, who invented Hawk-Eye technology is a computer scientist. His invention has been key in the development of tennis.
Tim Kerrison, who is the Head of Athlete Performance for Team Sky Cycling must be doing something right, as this team has gone from strength to strength. Not only one athlete has dominated, the whole team seem to be able to perform time and time again.
If I had to pick a Scientist from all of the scientists…..Marie Curie did some pretty good work!
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Katy Griggs answered on 13 Nov 2016:
I would say Marie Curie as she was an inspiration woman being the first woman to win the Nobel prize. She was so dedicated to our work that she actually died from effects of radiation, which was her research area.
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