Science Awareness Mystery Cache

The posted coordinates are for the nearest parking (small strip mall), NOT THE CACHE.

Please notice the signs preventing pedestrian crossing in middle of street

We came across this survey recently:  1304 Adults were asked which role model most influenced the youth of today.

31% picked an entertainer,     19% picked an athlete,      0% picked a scientist

90% of the adults could not even name a living scientist. (Stephen Hawking was the one scientist people could name. It was theorized that he is known mainly from his couple of appearances as a character on The Simpsons.)
 
Here's our small effort to try and improve these results.

Match these living scientists with their achievement to find the location of the cache.

                                       Cache is located at:
                                                   N    33  40.ABC
                                                   W  117 51.DEF

The cache is a small container, log only, bring your own pen. No bush searching required. However, you do have to replace the cache in the exact spot you found it.
There will be a scientist name by each log entry. To do your part in increasing Science Awareness, please add a small fact about your scientist in your log entry.

Where better to hide a science cache than near the corner of Michelson and Von Karman. Two decorated scientists with ties to California and Orange County. Albert Michelson, Nobel Prize winner, conducted a famous “speed of light” experiment in what is now Irvine. Theodore Von Karman was a pioneer in fluid dynamics and the leader in the development of the swept-back wing. Von Karman was one of the founding members of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

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