scientific achievements Flashcards
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1905: Publishes his special theory of relativity
Albert Einstein
1916: Publishes his general theory of relativity
Albert Einstein
Invented the electrochemical cell (Electric battery) which people then called the “voltaic pile” – in 1800
Alessandro Volta
most noted for his contribution to molecular theory now known as Avogadro’s law, which states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will contain equal numbers of molecules
Amedeo Avogadro
regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as “electrodynamics”. The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him
Andre Marie Ampere
Discovered Radioactivity
Antoine Henri Becquerel
Formulated the formula for area, density & volume
Archimedes
discovered that light can behave as a particle as well as a wave, and he coined the word photon to describe this newly identified particle of light. Compton effect named after him
Arthur Compton
Invented the Piano
bartolomeo cristofori
discovered that when light interacts with a molecule the light can donate a small amount of energy to the molecule
C.V (Chandrasekhara Venkata) Raman
discovered the positron in 1932, proving the existence of antimatter. He discovered the muon in 1936
Carl Anderson
german chemist; adopted the haber process for producing ammonia
Carl Bosh
Formulated and published the inverse square law in 1785
Charles Augustin de Coulomb
best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
invented the laser
Charles Townes
Developed Coulomb’s law, the definition of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion. The SI unit of electric charge, the coulomb, was named after him
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Pioneered the pendulum for clocks
Christian Huygens
Explained the Doppler effect concerning percieved frequency variation of sound and light year
Christian Johann Doppler
Formulated the Bernouli principle and wrote a book entitled “Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement of Risk”. Formulated the kinetic theory of gases, developed the fundamental principles of fluid flow
Daniel Bernouli
1869: Publishes the Periodic Table of the Elements
Dmitri Mendeleev
played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. proved that many objects previously thought to be clouds of dust and gas and classified as “nebulae” were actually galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Hubble’s name is most widely recognized for the Hubble Space Telescope, which was named in his honor
Edwin Hubble
First achieved control chain reaction
Enrico Fermi
invented the cyclotron, for which he was awarded the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics
Ernest Lawrence
Discovered Alpha rays, Discovered that Uranium compounds give off three different types of radiation. He discovered and named the atomic nucleus, the proton, the alpha particle, and the beta particle. He discovered the concept of nuclear half-lives
Ernest Rutherford
