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?