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Gen. Science Mod. 1

A Brief History of Science

ScientistContribution
Imhotep Ancient Egyptian that was known for ability to heal diseases
Thales Predicted the first solar eclipse
Anaximander First explained the origin of the human race without reference to a creator
Anaximenes Believe all things were made of air
Leucippus Father of atomic theory
Democritus Compared the idea of atoms to grains of sand on a beach
Aristotle Father of life sciences
Archimedes First to link mathematics and science; famous for his "bathtub" idea
Ptolemy Believed the earth was the center of the universe
Grosseteste Father of the scientific method
Bacon Believed the more people learned about science, the more they would learn about God
Bradwardine Considered the first Reformer, salvation by faith alone
Copernicus Believed the sun was the center of the universe
Vesalius Wrote a book with detailed and accurate illustrations of the human body
Kepler Made a mathematical argument for the planets traveling in elliptical paths around the sun
Galileo Made a telescope to study planets and stars
Pascal Made advances in mathematics and science,especially geometry, algebra and fluids
Newton Responsible for the three laws of motion, universal law of gravitation, and calculus
Boyle Founder of modern chemistry
Leeuwenhoek Built the first microscope
Linnaeus Published a book that tried to classify all living creatures
Lavoisier Reponsible for the Law of Mass Conservation
Dalton Famous for his atomic theory
Darwin Wrote On the Origin of Species
Pasteur Destroyed the theory of spontaneous generation
Lyell Important figure in the early study of geology
Mendel Known for his work in early genetics
Faraday Known for his work in electricity
Joule Responsible for the First Law of Thermodynamics
Einstein Famous for quantum mechanics, general and special theory of relativity
Bohr Developed a model of the atom
Maxwell Father of modern physics
Planck Matter exists in tiny packets he called quanta
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