Thus followed the line of Lomonosov and the contributions of the Russian school became more frequent through his disciples, and in the nineteenth century we have great geographers as Vasily Dokuchaev who performed works of great importance as a " principle of comprehensive analysis of the territory " and " Russian Chernozem " latter being the most important where introduces the geographical concept of soil, as distinct from a simple geological strata, and thus founding a new geographic area of study: the Pedology.

She became well known in geological circles in Britain, Europe, and America, and was consulted on issues of anatomy as well as about collecting fossils, Nonetheless, as a woman, she was not eligible to join the Geological Society of London and she did not always receive full credit for her scientific contributions.

These contributions ignore the glacial geological data published since 1974 in the literature referred to in Kuhle ( 2004 ), which are relevant as to the maximum ice extent.

Among the most notable early contributions made by Pratt and his staff were geological studies that led to the correct interpretation of the structure of the huge Mexia field, discovered in October 1920 in East Texas.

For his many contributions to geological science, Blanford was in 1883 awarded the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London.

For his contributions to democracy, to geological sciences, and to linguistics he was pronounced honorary Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Patras ( Department of Geology ) in 1996, of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ( Department of Civil Engineering ) in 2001, of the National Technical University of Athens ( School of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering ) in 2003, and of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ( School of Philosophy ) in 2008.

Besides large contributions on geological subjects to various scientific periodicals, he published scientific memoirs, which were issued as annual reports of the Geological Survey, or as separate monographs.

He made numerous contributions to geological literature ; notably the following:

Such was Louis Bourguet ( 1678 – 1743 ), who, besides his geological works, founded two periodicals which in different ways did much to stimulate the intellectual life of the Suisse Romande ; these were the Bibliothèque italique ( 1729 – 1734 ), which aimed at making more widely known the results of Italian research, and the Mercure suisse which, first issued in 1732, lasted till 1784, under different names ( rom 1738 onwards the literary section bore the name of Journée helvetique ), and secured contributions from most of the leading writers of the Suisse Romande of the day, such as Firmin Abauzit ( 1679 – 1767 ), Abraham Ruchat ( 1678 – 1750 ), and others.

From 1835 to 1837 he made many contributions to the geological survey of Denmark.

We note that, first, America has already made great contributions in the past two years to the world's fund of knowledge of astrophysics and space science.

The ACM Fellows Program was established by Council of the Association for Computing Machinery in 1993 " to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM.

The ACM presents or co – presents a number of awards for outstanding technical and professional achievements and contributions in computer science and information technology.

Whorf argued that paying attention to how other physical phenomena are described in the study of linguistics could make valuable contributions to science by pointing out the ways in which certain assumptions about reality are implicit in the structure of language itself, and how language guides the attention of speakers towards certain phenomena in the world which risk becoming overemphasized while leaving other phenomena at risk of being overlooked.

He made major contributions to logic, but logic for him encompassed much of that which is now called epistemology and philosophy of science.

St. Raymond of Penyafort ( 1175 – 1275 ), a Spanish Dominican priest, is the patron saint of canonists, due to his important contributions to the science of canon law.

In addition to fundamental contributions in several branches of theoretical computer science, Knuth is the creator of the TeX computer typesetting system, the related METAFONT font definition language and rendering system, and the Computer Modern family of typefaces.

In recognition of Knuth's contributions to the field of computer science, in 1990 he was awarded the one-of-a-kind academic title of Professor of The Art of Computer Programming, which has since been revised to Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming.

Among his contributions to computer science are the shortest path algorithm, also known as Dijkstra's algorithm ; Reverse Polish Notation and related Shunting yard algorithm ; the THE multiprogramming system, an important early example of structuring a system as a set of layers ; Banker's algorithm ; and the semaphore construct for coordinating multiple processors and programs.

Since 1937, science fiction fans have formed amateur press associations ( APAs ); the members contribute to a collective assemblage or bundle that contains contributions from all of them, called apazines and often containing mailing comments.

No other genres so actively invite representations of the ultimate goals of feminism: worlds free of sexism, worlds in which women's contributions ( to science ) are recognized and valued, worlds in which the diversity of women's desire and sexuality, and worlds that move beyond gender.

While the Scottish Enlightenment is traditionally considered to have concluded toward the end of the 18th century, disproportionately large Scottish contributions to British science and letters continued for another 50 years or more, thanks to such figures as the mathematicians and physicists James Clerk Maxwell, Lord Kelvin, and the engineers and inventors James Watt and William Murdoch, whose work was critical to the technological developments of the Industrial Revolution throughout Britain.

His many books included poems and plays ; works of satire ( Candide ); books on history, science, and philosophy, including numerous ( anonymous ) contributions to the Encyclopédie ; and an extensive correspondence.

To acknowledge outstanding research contributions to mathematics, through the awarding of scientific prizes and to encourage and support other international mathematical activities, considered likely to contribute to the development of mathematical science in any of its aspects, whether pure, applied, or educational.

** for his profound contributions to three major areas of operations research and management science: inventory theory, dynamic programming and lattice programming.

** for his profound contributions to two major areas of operations research and management science: stochastic networks and mathematical finance.

** Knuth Prize, a prize for outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science

In the domain of computer science, MIT faculty and researchers made fundamental contributions to cybernetics, artificial intelligence, computer languages, machine learning, robotics, and cryptography.

Paul Allen has made contributions to organizations related to health and human services, and toward the advancement of science and technology.

Greek contributions to science — including works of geometry and mathematical astronomy, early accounts of biological processes and catalogs of plants and animals, and theories of knowledge and learning — were produced by philosophers and physicians, as well as practitioners of various trades.

A few episodes are especially notable due to contributions from well-known science fiction authors:

Since 2009 the Solstice Award which may be posthumous recognizes lifetime contributions to the science fiction and fantasy field.

The AAAS news release cited his " numerous contributions to both scientific progress and the public understanding of science.

Béla H. Bánáthy, who argued — along with the founders of the systems society — that " the benefit of humankind " is the purpose of science, has made significant and far-reaching contributions to the area of systems theory.

The Scientific American 50 award was started in 2002 to recognize contributions to science and technology during the magazine's previous year.

* 1966: Zdenek Sekera for his numerous contributions to the dynamics of the atmosphere, which comprise studies of waves at interfaces, of the dynamics of the atmospheric jet stream, and especially of the brightness and polarization of sky light in a scattering atmosphere which led to the extension and application of Chandrasekhar's general theory of radiative transfer to atmospheric problems.

The German contributions to forces such as ISAF in Afghanistan or KFOR in Kosovo exclusively comprise professional soldiers and volunteers.

* Whose combined contributions in dues comprise a majority of the U. N. budget.

From 1951 he began making contributions to the Croatian emigrant journal Hrvatska revija, which would later publish his memoirs.

For several decades Lin's name and image were censored within China, but in recent years a balanced image of Lin has reappeared in popular culture: surviving aides and family members have published memoirs about their experience with Lin ; scholars have explored most surviving evidence relevant to his life and death, and have gained exposure within the official Chinese media ; movies set before 1949 have made reference to Lin ; and, Lin's name has re-appeared in Chinese history textbooks, recognizing his contributions to the victory of the Red Army.

In addition to his continual contributions to the Effemeridi, he published a series of memoirs on spherical trigonometry: the Memorie dell ' Istituto Italiano, 1806 – 10, and the Istruzione suelle misure e sui pesi, 1831.

By 1932, it was hosting contributions from George Călinescu, including one which criticized his former disciple Boz, and excerpts from Lovinescu's memoirs.

Early volumes contained many memoirs on biological topics, but over the twentieth century Biometrika became a " journal of statistics in which emphasis is placed on papers containing original theoretical contributions of direct or potential value in applications.

His most important contributions were made in embryology with a series of four exhaustive memoirs on the development of the mammalian ovum published in 1842 ( rabbit ), 1845 ( dog ), 1852 ( guinea pig ), and 1854 ( roe-deer ).