Timeline: Short History of Nearly Everything

Apr 10, 1683

Discovery of Bacteria

Discovered by Antoni van Leeuwenboek

Apr 10, 1717

First accurate thermometer

Measurements were in Farenheit, as the thermometer was created by Daniel Gabriel Farenheit

Apr 10, 1742

Degrees Celsius

Temperature measurements converted to celsius by Anders Celsius

Apr 10, 1803

Naming of Cloud Types

Luke Howard "Father of Meteorology", gave names to the different cloud types

Apr 10, 1831

First look at a cell's neucleus

Robert Brown was the first to catch a view of a cell neucleus

Jan 1, 1837

Karl Schimper coined the term 'Ice Age'

Ice Age: period when large areas of Earth were covered in glaciers

Apr 10, 1848

First Neadertal discovered

Had shorter legs and wider body frame compared to homo sapiens

Apr 10, 1858

Darwin's Theory

Alfred Wallace and Darwin created the "Darwin Theory" which is the theory of natural selection as a cause of evolution.

Apr 10, 1891

Homo Erectus

Discovered by Dubois

Apr 10, 1895

X-Ray

X-Ray developed by Wilhelp Roentgen

Apr 10, 1897

Electron

Discovered by J.J. Thomson, negative charged particle that orbits in an atom

Apr 10, 1902

Troposhpere

Discovered by Leon-Philippe Teisserone de Bort after a trip on a hot air balloon.

Apr 10, 1905

Theory of Reltivity

Theory developed by Einstein. Responsible for the equation E = mc2

Apr 10, 1911

First Particle Detector

Created by C.T.R. Wilson. Helps detect high energy particles such as those with radiation.

Apr 10, 1913

Gene

Term gene was introduced and coined, but was not ever used by Mendel who was the biggest scientist behind discoveries in genetics

Apr 10, 1932

Neutron

Uncharged part of an atom discovered by James Chadwick

Apr 10, 1943

Invention of the Electron Microscope

Apr 10, 1945

Atomic Bombs

Creation of atomic bombs that were later dropped over Japan during WWII

Apr 10, 1952

Penicillin

Found to be effective against many diseases and was effectively used.

Apr 10, 1953

DNA Structure

Double helixed structure discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick

Apr 10, 1965

Extremophiles

Discovered by Thomas and Louise Brock. Extremophiles are microbes that can withstand extreme conditions like heat, cold, sulfer oxide, etc. Were first found in a geyser at Yellowstone

Apr 10, 1965

Big Bang Theory

Accepted finally as the explanatioan for the creation of the universe.

Apr 10, 1971

Mass Volcanic Grave

Grave full of fossilized animals found in Nebraska. Grave was caused by the ash of a volcanic explosion.

Apr 10, 1973

Buldge at Yellowstone

Buldge indicated the supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is still active, contrary to prior belief.

Apr 10, 1974

Earliet ancestor of mankind found

Named it Lucy

Apr 10, 1977

Chemosynthesis

Discovery of living systems that use chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis. As these living systems lived in the depths of the ocean and were never exposed to sunlight.