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100
An ancient form of paper, made from a plant of the same name
What is papyrus
100
One of the first scientists along with Anaximander, Anaximenes, Leucippus, and Demcritus.
Who is Thales
100
Considered the first modern scientist
What is Grossetese?
100
One of the greatest scientists of all time, he laid down the laws of motion, developed the law of universal gravity, and invented calculus
What is Newton?
100
determined how traits are passed on during reproduction
What is Mendel?
200
the idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from non-living substances
What is spontaneous generation
200
Championed the idea of spontaneous generation and is responsible for it being believed for so long.
Who is Aristotle
200
Proposed the heliocentric system
What is Copernicus?
200
Discovered the Law of Mass Conservation
What is Lavoisier?
200
founder of modern physics
What is James Clerk Maxwell
300
an endeavor dedicated to the accumulation and classification of observable facts in order to formulate general laws about the natural world
What is science
300
Proposed the geocentric system
Who is Ptolemy?
300
thought science could support Christianity and break superstition.
What is Bacon?
300
He developed the first detailed atomic theory and became known as the founder of modern atomic theory.
What is Dalton?
300
demonstrated the first law of thermodynamics
What is Joule
400
The progress of science depends on government and culture.
What is the lesson we can learn from scientific progress stalling in the Dark Ages?
400
best known for work with fluids
What is Archimedes?
400
a priest who offered an explanation why rainbows appear
What is Von Freiburg
400
destroyed the idea of immutability of species
What is Darwin
400
had two theories of relativity and was big in quantum mechanics
What is Einstein
500
We should believe scientific ideas bc of evidence, not because of the people who believe them...
What is why spontaneous generation was believed for so long while there was evidence against it.
500
He is best known for his model of the atom. It was named after him and it revealed many of the atom's mysteries.
What is Bohr?
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