Who Are the greatest Scientists of all times?
4 Critical Questions
What makes science different from other ways of seeking to understand the universe? And who cares?
What is "good" science?
Is testable- parts and consequences can be tested.
It offers some comprehensiveness- it unifies many phenomena, offers a synthesis of other ideas.
It is fruitful- it leads to new questions, observations and experiments.
Has explanatory power- it makes sense of the data.
What is "science"?
Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research.
What is a scientist?
A person who uses the scientific method to do research (a person who uses observation, experimentation and theory to learn about a subject).
4 Greatest Scientists
Galileo
Why did the Roman Church Condemn Galileo?
he failed to offer proof that the old ptolemaic system was contrary to observable evidence.
because by challenging the natural philosophy of the day Galileo qas also challenging the teaching of the church
because he had made enemies of key figures both in and outside the Church.
What is the "science" that he did? Why is what he did "science"?
He followed the Scientific Method
Experiment the results
come up with a way to test the observation.
observe. observe & hypothesize
What makes him a "great" scientist?
He established a formal relationship between the motion of an object,. time & distance. These experiments and their results formed the basis of modern science of physics.
He transformed the telescope from a toy into a powerful instrument of discovery and observed the sky.
What makes him great?
He was the most famous "martyr for science"
He chaned the way people look and understand the universe
Who is he?
He was the first to use a telescope to observe the sky.
An italian who became an important thinker, scholar and writer.
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler
Aristotle
Considered Scientists
Nicola Tesla
Zahi Hawas
Famous Scientists
Ahmed Zewail
nano technology
Ibn Sina
Ibn Al Haytham
