Scientific method and greatest scientists
Examples of Greatest scientists
*Newton *Einstein *Aristotle *Edison *Marie Curie *Ibn Sina *Galileo
Galileo
As great "scientist"
explained the relationship bet. the motion of object, time and distance
first to use telescope to observe the sky
His historical backgroud
important thinker,scholar and writer
writings got him into trouble with church
Reasons behind his trial
enemies of keyfigures
challenging church's teachings
failed to offer proof
challenging people's authority
"Great" Galileo
martyr for science
changed the way we understand our world and its place from the universe
Galileo's science
Galileo's method was scientific bec. he applied : observation,hypothesis,experiment, publishment
Main lecture questions
What is science?
systematic knowleledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experiment
What is good science?
Science which accomplish four steps
1- observe and make a hypothesis 2-find a way to test hypothesis 3- experiment 4- publishment of results
Who is a scientist?
one who use scientific thinking to declare why things are the way they are
Why is science different?
science begin from sense experiences, not from the authority of scriptual passages