Famous Scientist Flashcards | StudBud1Leonardo Da Vinci
- Theory of Evolution
- developed a super telescope that was named after them
- renaissance inventor
- father of modern astronomy and inventor of first telescope
2Isaac Newton
- pysisist famous for their theory of relativity
- early American astronomer
- Theory of Evolution
- created the 3 laws of motion concerning gravity and physics
3Jonas Salk
- pasteurization
- polio vaccine inventor
- inventor of light bulb and D.C. electrical current
- Theory of Evolution
4George Washington Carver
- early American inventor and electrical discoveries
- early American astronomer
- advances in agriculture crops like peanuts
- first african american woman in space
5Thomas Edison
- Inventor of the florescent light and A.C. electrical current
- polio vaccine inventor
- early American inventor and electrical discoveries
- inventor of light bulb and D.C. electrical current
6Louis Pasteur
- polio vaccine inventor
- Theory of Evolution
- renaissance inventor
- pasteurization
7Edwin Hubble
- only Missouri astronaut
- developed a super telescope that was named after them
- created new computer hardware
- created the 3 laws of motion concerning gravity and physics
8Steve Jobs
- early American inventor and electrical discoveries
- developed a super telescope that was named after them
- created new computer hardware
- created the 3 laws of motion concerning gravity and physics
9Albert Einstein
- inventor of light bulb and D.C. electrical current
- Theory of Evolution
- pysisist famous for their theory of relativity
- early American astronomer
10Galileo
- father of modern astronomy and inventor of first telescope
- early American astronomer
- renaissance inventor
- developed a super telescope that was named after them
11Jane Goodall
- only Missouri astronaut
- first african american woman in space
- studied animal behavior
- discovered radioactivity
12Mae Jemison
- first african american woman in space
- only Missouri astronaut
- polio vaccine inventor
- American environmentalist who noted the effects of DDT
13Charles Darwin
- early American inventor and electrical discoveries
- Theory of Evolution
- pasteurization
- inventor of light bulb and D.C. electrical current
14Tom Akers
- early American astronomer
- developed a super telescope that was named after them
- only Missouri astronaut
- advances in agriculture crops like peanuts
15Thomas Jefferson
- early American inventor and electrical discoveries
- early American astronomer
- Founding Father
- Theory of Evolution
16Marie Curie
- discovered radioactivity
- pysisist famous for their theory of relativity
- created the 3 laws of motion concerning gravity and physics
- first african american woman in space
17Benjamin Franklin
- early American inventor and electrical discoveries
- Founding Father
- advances in agriculture crops like peanuts
- early American astronomer
