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Democritus
He formulated an atomic theory for the universe. This took place somewhere between 400 B.C. and 370 B.C. -
Aristotle
Aristotle's writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality, aesthetics, logic, science, politics, and metaphysics. This took place in 360 B.C. -
Soda Pop
In 1767 the first man made glass of carbonated water was made by an Englishmen Joseph Priestly. This later lead to the flavored pops from the past and up until today. -
First Steam Powered Car
The first steam powered car was invented in 1769, and later in 1806 was improved to an internal cobustion engine ran by gasoline. -
Antoine Lavoisier
He named both oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783) and helped construct the metric system, put together the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature -
Joseph Proust
Joseph brought about the Law of Definite Proportions. -
John Dalton
He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory, and his research into colour blindness. -
First Computer
The first mechanical computer was invented in 1822 by Charles Babbage. -
Amedeo Avogadro
He is most noted for his contributions to molecular theory, including what is known as Avogadro's law. He lived from 1776-1856. -
The Light Bulb
The first long lsting light bulb was made by Thomas Edison and could last for up to 1500 hours. -
First Steam Boat
The first running steam boat was made by Robert Fulton in 1891. -
The Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney used for the mass production of cotton. -
J.J. Thomson
He is credited with discovering electrons and isotopes, and inventing the mass spectrometer. -
Madame Curie
Madame Curie is famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. -
Airplane
In 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first manned airplane to fly a total of 12 seconds. -
Henri Becquerel
He was a discoverer of radioactivity. -
Henry Moseley
Moseley's outstanding contribution to the science of physics was the justification from physical laws of the previous empirical and chemical concept of the atomic numbe -
Ernest Rutherford
He discovered the concept of radioactive half-life, proved that radioactivity involved the transmutation of one chemical element to another, and also differentiated and named alpha and beta radiation, proving that the former was essentially helium ions. -
Max Planck
His fame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory. -
Albert Einstein
ALbert Einstein is know for developing the general theory of relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. -
Niels Bohr
A physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics. -
Robert Millikan
Known in physics for his measurement of the charge on the electron and for his work on the photoelectric effect. -
Television
The first working television introduced to the public was made by John Baird. -
Louis de Broglie
Louis is known for his discovery of the wave nature of electrons. -
James Chadwick
Known for the discovery of the neutron. -
Werner Heisenburg
Werner is known for his creation of quantum mechanics. -
Erwin Schrodinger
Erwin became one of the founders of quantum mechanics. -
Kit Kat
The first Kit Kat was invented in 1933. -
First Line of Ipod
The first line of Ipod was released in 2001 by Apple. -
William Crooks
William is know for the discovery of cathode rays.
