General Science Test #1 Review

Produced the heliocentric system

▪Known for his work with electricity ▪“The Electrical Giant”

▪Proposed that planets travel in an ellipse

▪Wrote On The Origin of Species ▪Proposed the theory of evolution ▪Believed in natural selection

▪Law of Conservation of Mass—mass can neither be created or destroyed; only changes forms ▪First to explain combustion

▪Proposed that energy exists in tiny packets called quanta

▪Made great advances in the study of bacteria ▪Developed the process of pasteurization ▪Also worked with vaccines

▪Used a telescope to study the heavens ▪Believed that planets did not shine on own, but rather reflected the light

Who was the "Laughing Philosopher"?

▪Sometimes known as the Father of the Scientific Method

▪Published a book that tried to show the detail of the human body ▪Illustrated the inside of the body in great detail

▪Interested in the study of life ▪Was the first person to explain the origin of life without a creator (evolution)

▪One of first scientists to demonstrate how closely science and mathematics are ▪Best known for his work with fluids

▪Published a book about classifying creatures and is still used today ▪Used his study of science to glorify God

▪Interested in the idea that God is infinite 

▪Little is known about him ▪Believed to build on Anaximenes principals ▪Proposed that all matter is composed of “atoms”

▪Believed in the erroneous idea of spontaneous generation▪Often called the Father of Life Sciences

▪Built the first microscope ▪Was able to see microorganisms (bacteria)

▪First to propose a picture of the atom called the Bohr Model

▪Studied the heavens ▪1st ideas of planetary events (solar eclipse)

▪Assumed that the earth was the center of the universe (geocentric system)

▪Was the first to describe atmospheric pressure

▪Advocated use of Grosseteste’s method of studying science ▪Believed that science could be used to support the reality

▪Known as “the priest who solved the mystery of the rainbow”

▪Founder of Modern Physics ▪Worked with Faraday and was able to come up with the idea of electromagnetism

▪One of the most famous scientists in quantum mechanics ▪Developed the special theory of relativity & the general theory

▪Known for his work with the study of rocks (geology)

▪Did experiments with gases ▪Commonly known as the founder of the modern atomic theory

▪Believed all things were constructed of air or a single substance

Renowned for his knowledge of medicine 

▪Founder of Modern Chemistry

▪Came up with the Laws of Thermodynamics

▪Published the book Principia I ▪Formulated the three laws of motion, motion of fluids, and laws of gravitation

▪Known for his work with genetics ▪Was also interested in politics

▪Theologian; considered the first reformer ▪Examined Aristotle’s ideas critically