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ECGS Module 1
Exploring Creation with General Science Module #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Niels Bohr | model of the atom |
| John Dalton | modern atomic theory |
| James Joule | 1st Law of Thermodynamics: ENERGY can't be created or destroyed, it can only change forms |
| Gregor Mendel | traits passed down during reproduction (genetic inheritance) |
| Isaac Newton | three laws of motion, developed field of mathematics, calculus |
| Aristotle | spontaneous generation |
| Nicolaus Copernicus | heliocentric system (sun is the center) |
| Robert Grosseteste | considered the first modern scientist; first to define the scientific method and apply it |
| Democritus | ancient Greek scientist who believed in atoms |
| Charles Darwin | responsible for the demise of the idea of the immutability (unchangeability) of species |
| Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier | discovered the law of Mass Conservation; MATTER cannot be created or destroyed, only change forms |
| Albert Einstein | one of the most famous scientists in quantum mechanics; two theories of relativity |
| Ptolemy | geocentric system (earth is the center) |
| Galileo Galilei | used telescope to collect evidence for heliocentric view of universe, but was forced to recant his beliefs |
| Thales | ancient Greek, considered to be one of the first scientists |
| James Clerk Maxwell | founder of modern physics |