Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Gregor Mendel |
Determined how traits are passed on during reproduction |
|
|
Nicolaus Copernicus |
Proposed the heliocentric system |
|
|
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier |
Discovered the Law of Mass Conservation |
|
|
James Joule |
Demonstrated the First Law of Thermodynamics |
|
|
Charles Darwin |
Destroyed the idea of immuntability of species |
|
|
James Clerk Maxwell |
Founder of modern physics |
|
|
Isaac Newton |
One of the greatest scientist of all time that laid down te laws of motion, developed the law of universal gravity, and invented calculus |
|
|
Neils Bohr |
Best known for his work on the atom. It was named after him and it revealed many of the atom's mysteries |
|
|
John Dalton |
He developed the first detailed atomic theory and became known as the founder of modern atomic theory |
|
|
Galilio Galilei |
Collected much data in favor of the heliocentric system but was forced to recant belief in it |
|
|
Democritus |
An ancient Greek scientist who believed in atoms |
|
|
Thales |
One of the first scientists |
|
|
Aristotle |
Championed the idea of spontaneous generation and is responsible for it being believed for so long |
|
|
Albert Einstein |
Had two theories of relativity and was big in quantum mechanics |
|
|
Ptolemy |
Proposed the geocentric system |
