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Isaac Newton discovered the international law of gravitation, Gravity is the force that draws objects toward each other.
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Michael Faraday discovered that whena wire carrying an electric current is placed next to a single magnetic plole, the wire will rotate. In 1831, ten years later, he was the first person to produce an electric current by moving a wire through a magnetic field.
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Louis Pasteur discovered that disease came from microorganisms and bacteria can be killed by heat and disinfectant.
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicilin, the first antibiotic, by growing it on mold. Without it, illnesses like strepthroat could be deadly.
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James Watson and Francis Crick discovered DNA in 1953. They found the double-helix structure of DNA. In 1962, they were awarded with a Noble Peace Prize for their work.
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Wilhelm Roentgen, a german scientist, discovered X-rays in in 1985. X-rays can see through skin to detect a broken or fractured bone.