Isaac Asimov

Nicolaus Copernicus was one of the most innovative astronomers during renaissance, he is best known as “The founder” of modern astronomy. He became famous thanks to his studies on the sky and the revolutionary motion of the earth finding out that the theory of geocentrism, at that time the one believed truth by people, was wrong. Instead of it he proposed the theory of heliocentrism which, in contrast to the geocentric one, proposes the sun at the center of universe instead of the earth. After…

Microscopy is one of science’s greatest innovations. The microscope has revolutionised countless areas of scientific research and has become an icon of science itself. From Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovering micro-organisms in the 1670’s to the highly powerful atomic microscopes used today, microscopy has furthered scientific knowledge in many, many ways [1]. It has practical applications in very many areas of research such as biotechnology, materials science, microbiology, environmental science…

1. The pendulum of a clock swings back and forth. At what position will its kinetic energy be the greatest? At what position will its kinetic energy equal its potential energy? When the pendulum of a clock swings back and forth, the pendulum reaches its maximum potential energy at the top of the swing, and it reaches its maximum kinetic energy at the bottom of the swing. In the absence of frictional forces, the pendulum’s kinetic energy will be equal to its potential energy at the bottom of the…

At the time of Galileo a Dutch inventor invented something that can look for far away objects. It was a spyglass which Galileo took and improved upon. His improved version was a telescope. According to James Owen, “..but his version boosted the viewing power to eight-times magnification(James Owen).” This shows that Galileo made the telescope stronger so people can see distant objects. His telescope was better than the ones at the time. Also Victoria Jaggard wrote, “But in the fall of 1609…

The Enlightenment is considered one of the most influential revolutions to occur in all of history. Having formed throughout a vast majority of the 18th century it is responsible for the formation of modern day America and also Europe. The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, came into existence due to the fact that it was an era in which man shifted his basis of reasoning from that of one based solely on religion and spirituality to one more reliant upon science, factual evidence,…

Sir Isaac Newton changed the perspective of many scientists during his life with his discoveries. Isaac Newton was born on January 4,1643 in Woolsthorpe, England and died on March 31,1727 in London. Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician, physicist, and was a big contributor to the scientific revolution.Sir Isaac Newton was not only the son of a farmer, but he was also a premature baby and was expected to have a shorter lifespan than average people. When Newton was only 3 years old he was left to…

During the time of Isaac Newton, changes of how people perceived scientific theories of how the motion of Earth was described, and the math concepts previously known as fluxions and infinitesimal calculus became a major branch in the today’s math curriculum. Isaac Newton is known as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 17th century Scientific Revolution for his contribution to modern physics by writing one of the major journal entries for science today, Principia. Isaac was a peculiar…

With my increased interest about space following the last essay, I choose to read the essay, “James Webb telescope will truly do what Hubble only dreamed of” by Ethan Seigal. The essay was about the capabilities of the new James Webb telescope, that is being launched in October 2018, and paying respects to the telescope Hubble as well. The author started out by listing the accomplishments made by Hubble, which was first launched in 1990, and the numerous milestones that were reached with the…

The Scientific Revolution became an integral part of the reemergence of society following the middle ages in Europe. The majority of the European population remained unsure with how the world worked and relied on the church to teach science. Many intellectuals at the beginning of the Scientific Revolution did not practice science as we think of it today, but rather alchemy and other studies roughly tied to factual understandings of the world. Today we think of alchemy as science fiction, but…

superstition around the world. Along with the development of religion, scientists regarded scientific research as a part of Christianity. Therefore, most of the scholars are devoted Christian that aimed at disclosed the secrets of god. Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton are the sponsors of the scientific revolution and the significance scientist during the Enlightenment. This essay is to point out their contribution in science and discusses the influence to the mankind. Issac Newton is one of…