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ECGS Module 1
Exploring Creation with General Science Module #1
Question | Answer |
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Niels Bohr | model of the atom |
John Dalton | modern atomic theory |
James Joule | 1st Law of Thermodynamics: ENERGY can't be created or destroyed, it can only change forms |
Gregor Mendel | traits passed down during reproduction (genetic inheritance) |
Isaac Newton | three laws of motion, developed field of mathematics, calculus |
Aristotle | spontaneous generation |
Nicolaus Copernicus | heliocentric system (sun is the center) |
Robert Grosseteste | considered the first modern scientist; first to define the scientific method and apply it |
Democritus | ancient Greek scientist who believed in atoms |
Charles Darwin | responsible for the demise of the idea of the immutability (unchangeability) of species |
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier | discovered the law of Mass Conservation; MATTER cannot be created or destroyed, only change forms |
Albert Einstein | one of the most famous scientists in quantum mechanics; two theories of relativity |
Ptolemy | geocentric system (earth is the center) |
Galileo Galilei | used telescope to collect evidence for heliocentric view of universe, but was forced to recant his beliefs |
Thales | ancient Greek, considered to be one of the first scientists |
James Clerk Maxwell | founder of modern physics |