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Dec 14, 1546
Tycho Brahe
Brahe's accurate celestial data allow Johannes Kepler to develop his theory of elliptical planetary motion and provide evidence for the Copernican system. In addition, Kepler writes a qualitative description of gravitation. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
considered by many to be the father of modern physics because of his willingness to replace old assumptions in favor of new scientifically deduced theories. He is famous for his celestial theories, and his works on mechanics paved the way for Newton. -
Period: Dec 10, 1564 to
Scientific Revoultion
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Isaac Newton
develops the laws of mechanics (now called classical mechanics) which explains object motion in a mathematical fashion. -
Thomas Young
develops the wave theory of light and describes light interference. -
Michael Faraday
creates the electric motor, and develops an understanding of electromagnetic induction, which provides evidence that electricity and magnetism are related. In addition, he discovers electrolysis and describes the conservation of energy law. -
Joesph Henry
his research on electromagnetic induction is performed at the same time as Faraday's. He constructs the first motor; his work with electromagnets leads directly to the development of the telegraph. -
James Clerk Maxwell
performed important research in three areas: color vision, molecular theory, and electromagnetic theory. The ideas underlying Maxwell's theories of electromagnetism describes the propagation of light waves in a vacuum. -
George Stoney
developed a theory of the electron and estimates its mass -
Wilhelm Röntgen
discovers X rays -
Joseph Thompson
he measuresd the electron, and puts forth his "plum-pudding" model of the atom -- that the atom is a slightly positive sphere with small, raisin-like negative electrons inside.
