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RSS feed		survey abc | def | ghi | jkl | mno | pqrs | tuv | wxyz | index Survey home First thoughts Final thoughts Survey responses RSS feed Michael Baum Gustav Born K Eric Drexler Marcus du Sautoy Harold Kroto Paul Lauterbur Leon Lederman Bernard Lovell Sophie Petit-Zeman Ingo Potrykus Jack Pridham Simon Singh Jack Steinberger Professor Thomas M Addiscott soil scientist, computer modeller and science writer An outstanding chemistry teacher Dr Suleiman Al-Sabah researcher in molecular pharmacology at the University of Reading Doing something new, seeing something that nobody else has seen before, that 'eureka' moment when the picture comes into focus Dr Roger Armour honorary consultant surgeon, co-director of Ophthalmos, and inventor of the Optyse Lens Free Ophthalmoscope The beauty of living things, and how one might help them when they go wrong John Avise distinguished professor of evolutionary genetics at the University of California in Irvine, member of the National Academy of Sciences, and pioneer of phylogeography The Vietnam War Tipu Aziz professor of neurosurgery at the University of Oxford, founder of Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, and scientific adviser to Pro-Test I was fascinated by the fact that neurosurgical procedures could restore normality in sufferers of in Parkinson’s disease Professor William Bains chief executive of Delta G, lecturer at the University of Cambridge, and scientist/entrepreneur The space programme, especially the moon landings Robert S Baratz president of the National Council Against Health Fraud, and assistant clinical professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine The value of science, and the role it can play in solving problems Dr Stephen Barrett board chairman of Quackwatch, and co-founder and vice president of the National Council Against Health Fraud The rapid and amazing strides being made in the understanding and treatment of disease Neil Bartlett emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of California in Berkeley My firsthand experience of my first chemistry laboratory exercise Michael Baum emeritus professor of surgery and visiting professor of medical humanities at University College London, chair of the Psychosocial Oncology Committee at the National Cancer Research Institute, and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Surgery My interest in the natural history of breast cancer Marlene Oscar Berman professor of anatomy and neurobiology, professor of psychiatry and professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, director of the Laboratory of Neuropsychology, and research career scientist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System The powerful influence of a mentor relationship upon growth, creativity and development Dr Colin Berry senior lecturer in biochemistry at the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University Good and enthusiastic science teaching at school Sir Colin L Berry emeritus professor of morbid anatomy and histopathology at Queen Mary, University of London, and form member of the Medical Research Council A superb biology teacher Dr Susan J Blackmore visiting lecturer at the University of the West of England in Bristol, and science writer and broadcaster My two biology teachers Dr Sonja A Boehmer-Christiansen reader in geography at the University of Hull, and editor of Energy and Environment Natural curiosity and the desire to argue rather than believe Gustav VR Born research professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, and emeritus professor of pharmacology at King's College London A tradition in my family Anthony D Bradshaw emeritus professor of botany at the University of Liverpool Two very imaginative biology teachers, who expected us to run our own experiments out of school hours Mark Brake professor of science communication at the Centre for Astronomy and Science Education, and director of the SETPOINT Wales, RoCCoTO and South Wales Science Shop projects Science fiction Časlav Brukner associate professor of experimental physics at the University of Vienna, senior researcher at the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, and chair professor of physics at Tsinghua University in Beijing A form of deep emotional excitement that I experienced when thinking about basic questions Geoffrey Burnstock professor of anatomy at University College London, director of the Autonomic Neuroscience Institute, and editor-in-chief of Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical and Purinergic Signalling The possibility that every day something new could be discovered Michel Cabanac professor of physiology at Laval University in Québec When a scientist reaches a solution, they experience intense joy Dr Philip Campbell editor-in-chief of Nature I designed and built a functioning rocket motor William Chaloner emeritus professor of botany at Royal Holloway, University of London I made electrical circuits and explosives (acetylene bombs were very popular with my contemporaries), distilled alcohol from meths, and made chloroform and ether using a still with a spirit lamp in my bedroom Brian Charlesworth Royal Society research professor at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology An account of gravitation by a teacher at infant school Brian Clegg science writer and consultant A sense of wonder, ignited by a delight in science fiction Professor Peter Cochrane co-founder of ConceptLabs, and former chief technologist at BT Numerous wonderful writers, teachers and professors JMD Coey professor of experimental physics at Trinity College in Dublin The concepts of physics David Colquhoun research professor of pharmacology at University College London, editor of the Improbable Science Page, and pioneer in the understanding of ion channels An interest in how one could distinguish truth from fiction Dr Vincent P Crabtree technical director at Dialog Devices, and researcher at the Photonics Engineering and Health Technology Research Group at Loughborough University My grandfather was affected with a debilitating condition
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