3. SIR ISAAC NEWTON
Isaac Newton is well
known for his discoveries
in optics (white light
composition)
and mathematics (calculus)
, it is his formulation of the
three laws of motion—the
basic principles of modern
physics—for which he is
most famous. His
formulation of the laws of
motion resulted in the law
of universal gravitation.
4. JOHN DALTON
Dalton's experiments
showed that atoms do
exist. His theory included
the idea that atoms cannot
be made any smaller, nor
could they be destroyed.
His theory also stated that
all atoms in pure elements
are identical to each other
and that different
elements had their own,
unique atoms
5. Sir C.V.RAMAN
Sir C. V. Raman discovered
in 1928 that when a beam
of colored light entered a
liquid, a fraction of the
light scattered by that
liquid was of a different
color. Raman showed that
the nature of this scattered
light was dependent on
the type of sample present
6. RUTHERFORD
Rutherford postulated the
nuclear structure of the
atom, discovered alpha
and beta rays, and
proposed the laws of
radioactive decay. He
received the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry
7. ALBERT EINSTEIN
Albert Einstein was a
German-born theoretical
physicist. Einstein is best
known for developing the
theory of relativity, but he
also made important
contributions to the
development of the theory
of quantum mechanics.
Relativity and quantum
mechanics are the two
pillars of modern physics.
8. J.J.THOMSON
J.J.THOMSON showed that
cathode rays (radiation
emitted when a voltage is
applied between two
metal plates inside a glass
tube filled with low-
pressure gas) consist of
particles— electrons—that
conduct electricity.
Thomson also concluded
that electrons are part of
atoms.
9. STEPHEN HAWKING
Stephen Hawking was a
renowned theoretical
physicist and cosmologist.
His major contributions are
singularities
Law of black hole
mechanics
Cosmic Inflation Theory
Model on the wave
function of the
Universe.
A brief history of time.
Top-Down theory on
Cosmology
10. ANTOINE LAVOISIER
Antoine Lavoisier
determined that oxygen
was a key substance in
combustion, and he gave
the element its name. He
developed the modern
system of naming chemical
substances and has been
called the “father of
modern chemistry” for his
emphasis on careful
experimentation.
11. THOMAS ALVA
EDISON
Thomas Edison is most
well known for his
invention of the light bulb.
His other inventions are
the phonograph, the
carbon-button transmitter
for the telephone speaker
and microphone, the
incandescent lamp, power
system, an experimental
electric railroad, and key
elements of motion-
picture equipment.
12. ROBERT HOOKE
English physicist Robert
Hooke is known for his
discovery of the law
of elasticity(Hooke’s law),
for his first use of the
word cell in the sense of a
basic unit of organisms
(describing the
microscopic cavities in
cork), and for his studies of
microscopic fossils, which
made him an early
proponent of a theory
of evolution.
13. ALEXANDER
GRAHAMBELL
Alexander Graham
Bell was a Scottish-born
inventor, scientist and
engineer who is credited
with patenting the first
practical telephone. He
also worked in medical
research and invented
techniques for teaching
speech to the deaf. Bell's
extensive range of genius
included patents for the
telephone and telegraph,
the photophone, aerial
vehicles, and hydro-planes
14. MADAME CURIE
Marie Salomea Skłodowska–
Curie was a Polish and
naturalized-French physicist
and chemist who conducted
pioneering research on
radioactivity. She
also discovered radium and
polonium and the isolation of
radium, which provided
science with a method for
isolating and purifying
radioactive isotopes. She was
the first woman to win a
Nobel Prize, the first person
to win a Nobel Prize twice,
and the only person to win a
Nobel Prize in two scientific
fields
