Jan Elster is a Norwegian political scientist known for his works on rationality and political philosophy, including books such as "Sour Grapes" and "Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences." He is also recognized for his research on social choice theory and rational choice theory within the field of social sciences.
He is remebered because of numerous things. For instance, He is remembered for being elected first president of the National Geographic Society, Being part of the group that devised a kite capable of carrying aperson, Inventing the photophon (a device that transmits speech by light rays), forming the Bell telephone company to operate local telephne exchange operations, developing the "Hydrodrome" (a boat that goes up to 70 mph and which was the fastest boat in the world for many years), founding a school for deaf mutes in Boston, Massechusetts, and, of course inventing the telephone. Is that enough for you?