Famous Scientists Aristotle (384BC - 322BC) Great early Greek scientist who made many researches in the natural sciences including botany, zoology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, and meteorology, geometry artistLeonardo Da Vinci (1452 – 1519) Artist and renaissance man. Da Vinci made many scientific discoveries. Da Vinci was so far ahead of his time, some of his contributions were not actually used. 17th Century Scientists Galileo. (1564 – 1642) Creating one of the first modern telescopes, Galileo revolutionised our understanding of the world supporting the work of Copernicus. His work Two New Sciences laid ground work for science of Kinetics and strength of materiels. 18th Century Scientists Sir Isaac Newton. (1642-1726) Newton made studies in mathematics, optics, physics, and astronomy. In his Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, he laid the foundations for classical mechanics, explaining law of gravity and the Laws of Motion. John Harrison ( 1693 – 1776) Clockmaker and inventor of measuring longitude. James Watt (1736 – 1819) Improved Newcome steam engine creating efficient steam engine for industrial revolution. Scientists 19th Century Charles Darwin. (1809 – 1882) Developed theory of evolution against a backdrop of disbelief and scepticism. Collected evidence over 20 years, and published conclusions in On the Origin of Species (1859). Louis Pasteur. (1822 – 1895) Contributed greatly towards the advancement of medical sciences developing cures for rabies, anthrax and other infectious diseases. Also enabled process of pasteurisation to make milk safer to drink. James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) - Made great strides in understanding electro-magnetism. His research in electricity and kinetics, laid foundation for quantum physics. Charles Babage ( 1791 – 1871)- Inventor of first mechanical computers. Considered father of computers Michael Faraday (1791 – 1867) - English scientist who contributed in fields of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Edward Jenner (1749 – 1823) Pioneer of smallpox vaccine. George Stephenson (1781 – 1848) Mechanical engineer, developed steam engine. Scientists 20th Century Alexander Bell (1847 – 1922) Inventor of telephone and developments in understanding hearing. Marie Curie. (1867 – 1934) Polish physicist and chemist. Discovered radiation and helped to apply it in the field of X ray. She won Nobel Prize in both Chemistry and Physics. Albert Einstein. (1879 – 1955) Revolutionised modern physics with his general theory of relativity. Won Nobel Prize in Physics (1921) for his discovery of the Photoelectric effect, which formed basis of Quantum Theory. Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) Scottish biologist who discovered penicillin. Shared Nobel Prize in 1945 with Howard Florey and Enrst Boris Chain, who helped produce on large scale. Otto Hahn (1879-1968) -German Chemist who discovered nuclear fission (1939). Pioneering scientist in the field of radio-chemistry. Discovered radio-active elements and nuclear isomerism (1921). Awarded Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1944) Nikola Tesla (1856 –1943) - Work on electro-magnetism and AC current. Credited with many patents from electricity to radio transmission. The Wright Brothers (Orville, 1871 – 1948) - developed first powered aircraft. John Logie Baird (1888 - 1946) was a Scottish engineer and inventor, who demonstrated the first televised moving objects. 21st Century Scientists Stephen Hawking (1942 - ) English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author on books polarising scientific theories.
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