Term | Definition |
Galileo Galilei | (pp.22-23)Supported the heliocentric view and gathered evidence to support it, even though the Roman Catholic church forced him to stop officially promoting the view. |
Genetics | (p.28)The study of how traits are passed on from parent to offspring. |
Sir Isaac Newton | (pp.23-24)Laid down three laws of motion, and laws of gravity. One of the greatest scientists of all time. |
Charles Darwin | (pp.27-28)Known for his theory of Evolution. (pp.27-28)Explaining how we got here without reference to a Creator. he destroyed the idea of immutability of the species. |
Law of Mass Conservation | (p.26)Matter can not be created or destroyed. It can only change form. |
James Maxwell | (pp. 28-29)Founder of modern physics. |
Immutability of the species | (p.27)The mistaken idea that living creatures cannot change. |
Mendel | (p. 28)Known for his study of reproduction or genetics. |
James Joule | (p. 29)Came up with the First Law of Thermodynamics. |
John Dalton | (p. 26)His work was related to atoms—founder of modern atomic theory. |
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier | (p.26)Credited with what came to be known as the Law of Mass Conservation. |
Louis Pasteur | (p. 28)Studied bacteria and was known for his work with vaccines. |
First Law of Thermodynamics | (p. 29)Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change forms. |
Robert Boyle | (p.24)Founder of modern chemistry. |
Niels Bohr | (p.30)Developed a picture of the atom and even had a model named after him. |
Einstein | (p.30)Known for his theory of Relativity and Quantum physics. |