SEA Physics - famous physicists Flashcards

1

What did Leonardo da Vinci study (in the 15th - 16h century)?

2

Who built the first nuclear reactor and contributed to quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, and statistical mechanics?

3

Who developed the theory of relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of space and time?

4

Who predicted the existence of electromagnetic waves, leading to radio and modern communications?

5

Who is the inventor of telephone?

6

Who developed the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

7

Who developed alternating current (AC) power transmission and contributed to early radio technology?

8

Who discovered electromagnetic induction, the principle behind electric generators?

9

Who discovered radioactivity and the elements polonium and radium?

10

What did Thomas Alva Edison NOT invent?

SEA Physics - famous physicists