While Hawking is certainly one of the most celebrated scientists with a severe physical disability, he is by no means the only such accomplished researcher. Geerat Vermeij, a professor of geology at the University of California, Davis, and a leading authority on the biology and evolution of mollusks, has been completely blind since he was three. Biochemist Edwin Krebs of the University of Washington, who won the 1992 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine, is deaf.
Following is a list of professional organizations and programs at some institutions for scientists with disabilities. Foundation for Science and Disability 236 Grand St. Morgantown, W.Va. 26505 Phone: (304) 293-5201, Ext. 513 Fax: (304) 293-6363 E-mail: u0072@wvnvm.wvnet.eduy Kimiko O. Bowman, president E.C. Keller, Jr., treasurer 230 members Program for Persons with Disabilities National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, Va. 22230 Phone: (703) 306-1636, Ext. 6865 E-mail: lscadden@nsf.gov Lawrence A. Scadden, senior program director ...
