Module 1 Flashcards
Science
a branch of study dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world
Papyrus
a primitive form of paper, made from a long-leafed plant of the same name
Spontaneous Generation
The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances
James Clerk Maxwell
founder of modern physics
Thales
one of the first scientists
Galileo
collected much data in favor of the heliocentric system but was forced to recant belief in it
Ptolemy
proposed geocentric system
Einstein
had two theories of relativity and was big in quantum mechanics
Lavoisier
discovered the law of mass conservation
Darwin
destroyed the idea of the immutability of species
Democritus
Ancient Greek scientist who believed in atoms
Grosseteste
considered the first modern scientist
Copernicus
proposed heliocentric system
Aristotle
developed the idea of spontaneous generation
Newton
the single greatest scientist of all time