Early scientists
early scientist who studied the heavens
Thales
proposed the heliocentric model
Copernicus
studied reproduction and genetics
Mendel
developed two theories of relativity
Einstein
observations and experiments used to explain processes
science
Greek scientist who visualized atoms as sand on the seashore
Democritus
Recanted his belief in the heliocentric system due to pressure from the church
Galileo
Disproved the immutability of species and developed the theory of evolution
Darwin
developed a model of the atom
Bohr
early Egyptian paper
papyrus
proposed a geocentric model of universe
Ptolemy
Discovered Law of Mass Conservation
Lavoisier
Made milk safer and developed vaccines
Pasteur
stated the First Law of Thermodynamics
Joule
life coming from non-life forms
spontaneous generation
Respected scientist who believed in spontaneous generation
Aristotle
spelled out atomic theory
Dalton
early geologist that influenced Darwin
Lyell
founder of modern physics
Maxwell
attempt to make something valuable from inexpensive substances
alchemy
Developed and used the scientific method
Grosseteste
Great scientist that defined the laws of motion, gravitation and calculus
Newton
Identified energy in quanta
Planck
used first microscopes
van Leeuwenhock
property where species were created and have remained unchanged over time
immutability of species