1. Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726)
Newton was a polymath who made investigations into a whole range of subjects
including mathematics, optics, physics, and astronomy. In his Principia
Mathematica, published in 1687, he laid the foundations for classical
mechanics, explaining the law of gravity and the laws of motion.
2. Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)
Pasteur contributed greatly towards the advancement of medical sciences
developing cures for rabies, anthrax and other infectious diseases. Also
invented the process of pasteurisation to make milk safer to drink. He probably
saved more lives than any other person.
3. Galileo (1564–1642)
Creating one of the first modern telescopes, Galileo revolutionised our
understanding of the world, successfully proving the Earth revolves around
the Sun and not the other way around. His work Two New Sciences laid the
groundwork for the science of Kinetics and strength of materials.
4. Marie Curie (1867–1934)
Polish physicist and chemist. Discovered radiation and helped to apply it
in the field of X-ray. She won the Nobel Prize in both Chemistry and Physics.
5. Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
Revolutionised modern physics with his general theory of relativity.
He won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1921) for his discovery of the Photoelectric
effect, which formed the basis of Quantum Theory.
6. Charles Darwin (1809–1882)
Darwin developed his theory of evolution against a backdrop of disbelief
and scepticism. He collected evidence over 20 years and published his
conclusions in On the Origin of Species (1859).
Hahn was a German chemist who discovered nuclear fission (1939).
He was a pioneering scientist in the field of radiochemistry and discovered
radioactive elements and nuclear isomerism (1921). He was awarded the
Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1944.
8. Nikola Tesla (1856–1943)
Tesla worked on electromagnetism and AC current. He is credited with
many patents from electricity to radio transmission and played a key role
in the development of modern electricity.
9. James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)
Maxwell made great strides in understanding electromagnetism. His research
in electricity and kinetics laid the foundation for quantum physics. Einstein
said of Maxwell, “The work of James Clerk Maxwell changed the world forever.”
10. Aristotle (384 BCE–322 BCE)
A great early Greek scientist who made many types of research in the natural
sciences including botany, zoology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, meteorology
and geometry.
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