History of Science
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è stato aggiornato: 23 set 2020
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Imhotep and the Ancient Egyptians
The Egyptians experimented
with medicine and although
it cost quite a few lives they
did discover quite a bit Such
as: moldy bread has penicillin
in it and can help heal wounds
and poppy seeds can ease pain.
They could record all of their
discoveries on papyrus.Thales
Thales was a greek man who
is believed to be one of the
first real scientists. He studied
the sky and outer space and
was successful in predicting
multiple planetary events.Anaximander
Anaximander who was
believed to be one of
Thales’ students, study
living organisms and is
believed to be one of
the first scientists to try
to explain human origin
without a creator.Anaximenes
Anaximenes, who is considered
to be Anaximander's associate,
studied air. He believed it was the
most simple substance in nature
and that it made up everything.Leucippus
Leucippus built on Anaximenes
ideas. Historians believe he
proposed that all things were
made of tiny particles called atoms.Democritus
Leucippus’ student Democritus,
whose works are very well
preserved, came up with an
analogy to explain his ideas
about atoms. It's like a beach
the closer you get the more details
you can see until eventually you
can see all of the little sand grains.Aristotle
Aristotle is called the father of life sciences.
He was born shortly before Democritus died.
He wrote volumes on philosophy,
mathematics, logic physics and his
greatest works living things.Ptolemy
Ptolmy was born about 100 years
after Christ’s birth. He studied the
stars. He was one of the first to
attempt a complete description
of the planets and stars. He calculated
that the earth was the center of the
universe and that the rest of the solar
system orbited us. It is known as the
ptolemaic system or the geocentric systems.Archimedes
Archimedes lived 100 years
about 100 years after Aristotle.
He did great work in mathematics.
He used his love of math to forward
science. He used mathematical formulas
to explain why certain things happened.Nicolas of Cusa
Nicolas was interested in God's infinite
nature. He studied the planets and the
stars because he believed they were
one of the most large and infinite things
he could study. He was one of the first
scientists to break Ptolemy's geocentric
system.Bradwardine
Bradwardine was a theologian that
believed you could only be saved by faith
and God's grace. He was one of the first
scientists to critically examine Aristotle's
works and he determined that quite a few
of his ideas were wrong.Bacon
Bacon was one of Grosseteste's followers
and is even more well known than he.
Some people often mistakenly call him
the father of the scientific method. He
used science to break up superstition such
as the belief the goats blood could break
diamonds. He believed that through science
people could eventually create flying machines
explosives submarines and the ability to travel
the world.Grosseteste
Robert Grosseteste was perhaps the most
significant individual of the Middle Ages.
Throughout his life he was devoted to
discovering the laws of the natural world.
Instead of just Inventing he wanted to be able
to explain why things occurred not just know
that they occurred. Passionately he taught
scientists should not just know that things exist
but instead they should make detailed
observations which would lead to hypotheses.Copernicus
Nicholas Copernicus studied the planets. He
believed that planets including earth orbited
around the sun. He didn't have a lot of
evidence to prove this he just had a lot to prove
that Ptolemy's geocentric system was wrong.
He wrote a book on his heliocentric system.Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius studied the human body. He
wrote a very detailed book with amazingly
detailed and correct illustrations of the human
body, not just the outside of the body, his book
included illustrations of organs, the skeletal
system muscles and more!Kepler
Johannes Kepler studied the planets. His
detailed observations helped him to guess the
basic orbit of the planets around the sun. He
could describe the planets orbit
mathematically.Galileo
Galileo Galilei performed experiments on
motion. He also studied the stars. Greatly
improving the original design of the telescope
he made many new discoveries about the solar
system including his discovery that the plants
do not generate their own light but instead
reflect the light of the sun.Pascal
Blasie Pascal was a philosopher and greatly
enhanced geometry and algebra. He also
studied how fluids behave and showed that
air exerts pressure on everything.Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius studied the human body. He
wrote a very detailed book with amazingly
detailed and correct illustrations of the human
body, not just the outside of the body, his book
included illustrations of organs, the skeletal
system muscles and more!Newton
Issac Newton wrote a 3 volume book set in
which was information about most of his work.
The first volume is about newton's 3 laws of
motion. The second was built on the work of
pascal which focused on the motion of fluids
and the third was about his universal law of
gravity. His third book was the last blow to the
geocentric system.Boyle
Robert Boyle is known as the founder of
modern science. He lived at the same time as
Newton. He was a devoted Christian and often
wrote sermons giving glory to God through
nature.van Leeuwenhoek
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was not educated as
a scientist but he revolutionized the study of
living things. He created the first microscope.
He loved God and glorified him through his
studies.Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus published a book which held
a classification scheme that categorized all
living creatures that he created which is still
used today. He was a Christian and glorified
God through his works.de Lavoisier
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier was a chemist who
analyzed chemical reactions in a systematic
way. He stated that matter can not be created
or destroyed; it can only change forms.Dalton
John Dalton was a devout Quaker. He did many
experiments with gas. He built on works of
Democritus and others making a detailed
theory of atoms. He is known as the father of
modern atomic theory
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