Edgar Mitchell, D.Sc.— 2011 Inductee
On February 6, 1971, Navy Captain Edgar Mitchell, D.Sc., became the sixth man to walk on the moon when he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface. Scientist, test pilot, naval officer, astronaut, entrepreneur, author and lecturer, Dr. Mitchell's extraordinary career personifies humankind's push to widen its external horizons as well as our desire to explore the inner soul.
After retiring from the Navy, Dr. Mitchell founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He has devoted the last 38 years to studying human consciousness and psychic and paranormal phenomena in the search for a common ground between science and spirit. He was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
www.davincithinking.org/mitchell
www.edmitchellapollo14.com
On February 6, 1971, Navy Captain Edgar Mitchell, D.Sc., became the sixth man to walk on the moon when he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface. Scientist, test pilot, naval officer, astronaut, entrepreneur, author and lecturer, Dr. Mitchell's extraordinary career personifies humankind's push to widen its external horizons as well as our desire to explore the inner soul.
After retiring from the Navy, Dr. Mitchell founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He has devoted the last 38 years to studying human consciousness and psychic and paranormal phenomena in the search for a common ground between science and spirit. He was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
www.davincithinking.org/mitchell
www.edmitchellapollo14.com
Lynn Margulis, Ph.D.— 2010 Member
Dr. Margulis’ revolutionary work in biology earned her prestige in the field with her breakthrough contributions to the endosymbiotic theory on the origins of cellular organelles. Heralded as a modern Charles Darwin, Professor Margulis has authored more than 130 scientific articles and 10 books. She is a leading proponent of Gaia Theory, which states that all life, as well as the oceans, the atmosphere, and the earth itself are parts of a single, all-encompassing symbiosis and may fruitfully be considered as elements of a single organism.
www.davincithinking.org/margulis
www.geo.umass.edu/faculty/margulis
Dr. Margulis’ revolutionary work in biology earned her prestige in the field with her breakthrough contributions to the endosymbiotic theory on the origins of cellular organelles. Heralded as a modern Charles Darwin, Professor Margulis has authored more than 130 scientific articles and 10 books. She is a leading proponent of Gaia Theory, which states that all life, as well as the oceans, the atmosphere, and the earth itself are parts of a single, all-encompassing symbiosis and may fruitfully be considered as elements of a single organism.
www.davincithinking.org/margulis
www.geo.umass.edu/faculty/margulis
Ray Kurzweil— 2009 Member
Ray Kurzweil has developed numerous groundbreaking technology systems, including an assistive reading device for the blind and speech recognition technology. He is also the author of several works in which he describes his vision of the Singularity—a world-changing event in the future when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence. Mr. Kurzweil is a leading proponent of human longevity and nanotechnology, both of which, he believes, will considerably improve conditions for society.
www.davincithinking.org/kurzweil
www.kurzweiltech.com
www.kurzweilai.net
Ray Kurzweil has developed numerous groundbreaking technology systems, including an assistive reading device for the blind and speech recognition technology. He is also the author of several works in which he describes his vision of the Singularity—a world-changing event in the future when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence. Mr. Kurzweil is a leading proponent of human longevity and nanotechnology, both of which, he believes, will considerably improve conditions for society.
www.davincithinking.org/kurzweil
www.kurzweiltech.com
www.kurzweilai.net
Dr. Michio Kaku — 2008 Member
A protégé of Edward Teller, Dr. Kaku is the co-creator of string field theory and an enthusiastic popularizer of science. Referring to his ability to both poeticize and explain the seemingly inexplicable, Cosmos magazine once called Dr. Kaku a superhero of the incomprehensible. Among Dr. Kaku's academic pursuits is his continuing quest for a Theory of Everything that would unite all the known physical forces in the Universe into one theory. He has not been alone in this quest: Aristotle pursued a similar path, as did Albert Einstein. His latest work is Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel, which is forthcoming in 2008.
www.davincithinking.org/kaku
www.mkaku.org
A protégé of Edward Teller, Dr. Kaku is the co-creator of string field theory and an enthusiastic popularizer of science. Referring to his ability to both poeticize and explain the seemingly inexplicable, Cosmos magazine once called Dr. Kaku a superhero of the incomprehensible. Among Dr. Kaku's academic pursuits is his continuing quest for a Theory of Everything that would unite all the known physical forces in the Universe into one theory. He has not been alone in this quest: Aristotle pursued a similar path, as did Albert Einstein. His latest work is Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel, which is forthcoming in 2008.
www.davincithinking.org/kaku
www.mkaku.org
Dr. Fritjof Capra — 2007 Member
Dr. Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist and systems theorist, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkley, California, which promotes ecology and systems thinking in primary and secondary education. International best-selling author, Fritjof Capra, is best known for The Tao of Physics and The Turning Point. Capra’s most recent work, The Science of Leonardo, is the first to compare Leonardo Da Vinci’s scientific work to today’s complex theories and systems.
www.davincithinking.org/capra
www.fritjofcapra.net
www.ecoliteracy.org
Dr. Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist and systems theorist, is a founding director of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkley, California, which promotes ecology and systems thinking in primary and secondary education. International best-selling author, Fritjof Capra, is best known for The Tao of Physics and The Turning Point. Capra’s most recent work, The Science of Leonardo, is the first to compare Leonardo Da Vinci’s scientific work to today’s complex theories and systems.
www.davincithinking.org/capra
www.fritjofcapra.net
www.ecoliteracy.org
Dr. Margaret J. Wheatley — 2006 Member
Dr. Margaret J. Wheatley is president of the Berkana Institute. She is an expert at helping organizations who are wrestling with how to maintain their integrity and effectiveness as they cope with relentless pressures for speed and change in chaotic environments.
www.davincithinking.org/wheatley
www.margaretwheatley.com
www.berkana.org
Dr. Margaret J. Wheatley is president of the Berkana Institute. She is an expert at helping organizations who are wrestling with how to maintain their integrity and effectiveness as they cope with relentless pressures for speed and change in chaotic environments.
www.davincithinking.org/wheatley
www.margaretwheatley.com
www.berkana.org
Dr. Edward de Bono — 2005 Member, Inaugural Chair
Dr. Edward de Bono is known worldwide for his work in designing the formal creative tools of lateral and parallel thinking. He was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, holds an M.A. in psychology and physiology from Oxford, a D. Phil. in Medicine and a Ph.D. from Cambridge.
www.davincithinking.org/debono
www.edwarddebono.com
Dr. Edward de Bono is known worldwide for his work in designing the formal creative tools of lateral and parallel thinking. He was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, holds an M.A. in psychology and physiology from Oxford, a D. Phil. in Medicine and a Ph.D. from Cambridge.
www.davincithinking.org/debono
www.edwarddebono.com
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