the Greatest Scientists of All Time?

Galileo (1564-1642)

Who was he ?

italian man who lived most of his life in florence, padua and venice

What makes him "great"?

Changed the way people look at the universe

Transforming The Telescope from a toy to a great tool of exploring

was the "Martyr of Science"

What makes him a great "scientist"?

The relationship between motion, time and distance

What was the "science" that he did ?

observe, Hypothesize,

find a way to test his observation

test his hypothesis throgh experamentation

publish his results

What makes his "science" different?

he uses facts and empirical evdince

Galileo the accused

Having enemies of key figures

challenging the teachings of the church

he was put to house arrest in 1632 until he died in 1642

the roman catholic church has been discredited and embarrased until our time

effects of his arrest

shows the fact that science and religion can't co-exist

it's proof of the dangers of not permitting scientist to debate new ideas

Scientist on every list

Aristotle

Galileo

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

The questions

What is a "scientist"?

What is "science"?

What is "good" science?

it's the science that follow the scientific method

becuase it uses evadince and experaments

What makes "science" different?

it follows a well know method "scientific method"

observation

hypothesis

experamentation

publishing the results

do religion and science work

what latitude should we give scientists?

who controls science?

the superpower goverments who fund research