Who Are The Greatest Scientists Of All Time?

Most famous scientists

Aristotle

Albert Einstien

Isaac Newton

Galileo

Other famous scientists

Ibn Sina

Ibn Al Haytham

Nikola Tesla

Thomas Edison

Marie Curie

Niels Bohr

Heisenberg

Ahmed Zewail

Considered scientists

John Anthony West

Zahi Hawas

Graham Hacock

Fictional Characters

The Professor

Mr. Spock

Dr. Who

Ghost busters

4 critical Questions

What is a scientist?

What is science?

What is good science- bad science?

What makes science different from other ways to understand the Universe?

Galileo

Who is he?

Important Italian thinker writer & scholar

First person who used the telescope to observe the sky

Court philospher of Florence

What makes him great?

He changed the way people look & understand the Universe

Science greatest Martyr

What makes him a great scientist?

Modified the telescope & observed the sky

Formed basis of modern science of physics

What is the science that he did? Why is it science?

Observe

Hypothesize

Devise a way to test hypothesis

Test hypothesis

Publish results

What makes his science different?

Why did the Roman Church condemn him?

Galileo made enemies of key figures

Challenged the Church and the Pope

Didnt find proof why the heliocentric theory was rejected

Other questions & important subjects

What latitude should we give scientists?

Who controls scientific inquiry?

Are science & religion compatible or destined to clash?

Repercussions of Galileos trial on scientific inquiry in Europe

Why great science moved from southern europe to northrn europe

Is George Bush considered a scientist?