Famous Scientists Flashcards
Galileo
17th century. First to use telescope. Backed up Copernicus model, but forced to recant views. Spent remainder of life studying laws is motion, mechanics. Newton later built on his work.
Copernicus
16th century scientist who claimed the earth rotated around the sun.
Newton
Built on work of Galileo developed the three laws of motion and law of gravity to explain motion of heavenly bodies. Made contributions to many other fields if science.
Einstein
Theory of relativity, photoelectric effect as seen in solar powered calculators, won noble prize for this
Just
Black biologist born in 1883. Contributed to the understanding that genes are in cell nucleus
Darwin
Evolution
Linnaeus
18th century Swedish botanist who developed the classification system kingdom, phylus, class, order, family, genus, species
Mendel
Austrian monk who experimented with pea plants and laid foundation for modern understanding of genetics
Julian
Developed low cost cortisone for arthritis and a treatment for glaucoma
Carson
Wrote the book that led to DDT being banned b/c of impact on bird population
John Muir
Late 18th to early 19th century naturalist. One if the first to recognize how different species are interconnected. Helped found Yosemite national park and national park program
Mendeleev
Wrote chemistry textbooks and developed the periodic table for this book 1868-1870
Dalton
British teacher who in 1808 proposed that matter was made up of atoms
Neil’s Bohr
Proposed model of the atom in early 20th century. Introduced idea that electrons orbit at different energy levels
Marie and Pierre Curie
Husband and wife team who worked on understanding radiation. Isolated radium and other radioactive elements. Pioneered use of radiation to treat cancer.
