Science

Scientists Timeline

  • Democritus
    420

    Democritus

    Created the atomic theory.
  • Galilo Galilei
    May 27, 1564

    Galilo Galilei

    Developed the theory that the earth revolves around the sun, and invented the telescope and thermometer.
  • Gregor Mendel

    Gregor Mendel

    He came up with the Modern Theory of Genetics.
  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur

    Created the germ theory, and developed many vaccines, including ones for rabies and Anthrax.
  • Florence Bascom

    Florence Bascom

    She studied and made a survey of the Atlantic Reef.
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein

    Theory of relativity; e=mc^2
    energy = mass X speed of light squared
  • Niels Bohr

    Niels Bohr

    Was a physician, created the Bohr model, contributed to the Atomic Theory and quantum physics.
  • Edwin Hubble

    Edwin Hubble

    Developed the theory that said that galaxies move apart and developed a chart that could tell if galaxies were elliptical or spiral
  • Percy Julian

    Percy Julian

    Made steroids, medicine and a treatment for glaucoma
  • Linus Pauling

    Linus Pauling

    Taught Quantitative Analysis, tried to stop use of nuclear weapons in WW I
  • Fredric Mohs

    Fredric Mohs

    Invented Mohs Micrographic hic surgery that cures skin cancer.
  • Ted Fujita

    Ted Fujita

    Created the F Scale for tornadoes.
  • Marie Tharp

    Marie Tharp

    Mapped the topography of several oceans.
  • Dorothy Hodgkin

    Dorothy Hodgkin

    Discovered structures of Insulin, Vitamin B12 and Penicillin.
  • John Herschel Glenn, Jr

    John Herschel Glenn, Jr

    Provided money for scientists worldwide, was a astronaut.
  • Peter Higgs

    Peter Higgs

    Discovered the Higgs Boson.
  • Jane Goodall

    Jane Goodall

    Worked with apes and ape conservation; animal rights.
  • Dmitry Mendeleev

    Dmitry Mendeleev

    Invented the periodic table.
  • Garrett Morgan

    Garrett Morgan

    Invented the hair straightener, traffic light, and gas mask.
  • Neil DeGrasse Tyson

    Neil DeGrasse Tyson

    Was an astronaut
  • Hwang Woo-Suk

    Hwang Woo-Suk

    Worked with cloning, cloned a dog and a dairy cow.
  • Archimedes

    Archimedes

    He classified pi, created a Greek number system, developed a floating theory, and worked with pre-algebra.
  • Aristotle

    Aristotle

    Developed the theory that lighter objects fall quicker than heavier or larger objects.
  • Plato

    Plato

    Established the first university in Europe, called "The Academy". It had mathematics, astronomy, and biology courses. It was the first school of its kind.
  • Socrates

    Socrates

    Worked in the field of Philosophy.
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