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460 BCE
Atomic theory
Democritus Of Abdera developed the atomic theory. He elaborated the idea that matter consisted of atoms having physical size and shape which constantly moved in a void and interacted in different ways. -
69 BCE
Cleopatra VII
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Period: 69 BCE to 30 BCE
Alchemist
Cleopatra VII experimented with poisons; influencing alchemist. -
1540
Magnetism
William Gilbert propounded the theory that the earth was a giant loadstone with north and south magnetic poles. -
Gravity
Issac Newton developed the theory of matter and he studied gravitation and motion and then developed the law of gravity -
Boyles law
Robert Boyle experimented in pneumatics he rejected the accepted definition of matter and he proposed Boyles Law -
Electricity could magnetize metals
Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity. He introduced the terms positive and negative and he showed that electricity could magnetize and demagnetize iron needles -
Vulcanization of rubber
Charles Goodyear developed a process for vulcanization of rubber. -
Photoelectric cell
Albert Einstein published a paper that explained the photoelectric effect which provided the foundation for quantum theory and resulted in the invention of the photoelectric cell. -
Hubble space telescope
He discovered that there is countless galaxies exist beyond our own Milky Way galaxy. -
Blood storage
In case of a surgery or a traumatic injury, scientists perfected means of a safe blood storage -
Smallpox eradication
World health organization announced that the disease know as small pox had been completely eradicated worldwide -
The human genome project
The complete genetic blueprint of the human dna.