Isaac Jogues

After four hundred years of its invention, it became an important scientific instrument, a symbol of science. All through the 400 years history, this invention changed our view of the universe, our thoughts, societies and even our thoughts. This incredible scientific instrument has been built by the famous astronomer and philosopher from Pisa, Galileo Galilei. This invention can make far objects appear closer when viewed through one end of its long pipe. It was a telescope. The telescope’s…

Isacc Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, William Shakespeare, Adolf Hitler, Paul the Apostle, Siddhartha (Buddha), Moses, Abraham, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah, Jesus of Nazareth. These are the ten most prestigious people in history. There is not a day where one of these names are not mentioned, their influence appears everyday. They are all dead (depending on your belief). If you disagree with my top ten list make your own and compare, you 'll be hard pressed to find significant changes. At the start of…

“Isaac’s Storm”, by Erik Larson, is a non-fiction historical narrative about the 1900 Galveston, Texas hurricane, “the most lethal hurricane this country has ever known. So far.” (www.washingtonpost.com) 1 In the book, Larson tells the story of Isaac Cline, the chief weather observer assigned to the Galveston, Texas weather station from 1891 to 1901. Mr. Larson, is a former “staff writer for The Wall Street Journal, and later a contributing writer for Time Magazine [who] has written articles…

influenced our knowledge of gasses and their density relating to pressure ("Boyle 's Law."). The alchemist’s belief that all elements consisted of the same material and could be deconstructed and reformed into new, shaped Sir Isaac Newton’s advancement towards atomic theory ("Isaac Newton." ). In conclusion, alchemy in the modern world has an association with the magical and foolhardy, but the process itself has fascinated and captivated some of the very minds that have shaped the world of…

Industrial and Scientific Revolution influenced the development of the Mexican culture; however, the ideas proposed during the aged of Enlightenment played a key role in the progress and evolution of the Mexican society. The Enlightenment influenced the separation of the Church and the state of Mexico. The Enlightenment influenced and way of liberal thinking was promoted and people were able to thinking freely created different avenues to obtain better results for the economy, socially.…

observations made by Galileo through his telescope.(4) They were seen as one of the first proponents of the science of reason and led the way for more challenging ideas on the universe to be seen. Another scientist who followed such logic was Isaac Newton, discoverer of gravity and the laws of motion. He stated that, 'every particle in the universe is attracted to every other particle…masses and inversely related to the squares of the distance between them. '(7) In 1687 Newton presented…

Intro: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment are typically taught alongside one another and share connections. The Scientific Revolution was first brought about around the year 1540 and continued until the 1700s. European scholars used the time to understand the fundamentals in which the natural world worked, which are used in modern science today. Rather than be called scientists, they referred to themselves as natural philosophers instead. The Enlightenment began after the…

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was one of India’s most distinguished scientist, 11th President of India and the recipient of the most prestigious Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan-the country’s three highest civilian honours. Due to his great contribution in the field of space research and missile development, he came to be known as the Missile Man of India. In spite of being such an eminent personality, he remained humane and humble throughout his life. Though he came from a poor family…

The article I chose to write about is “The Robot Invasion.” This article is informative on how robots could in the future replace humans. It discusses scientific research and break throughs to justify the authors points. Anyone in the working class should read this article, and educate themselves on how far robots have come. “The Robot Invasion” is written by Charlie Gillis. The main idea is to inform people of the change to come in a world pertaining to robots. The authors tone is formal, and…

RAMANUJAN’S CONTRIUTION IN MATHEMATICS: Ramanujan’s main contribution in mathematics discusses on mainly in the analytic also game theory and infinite series. He made many in depth analytics in order for the aim to solve various mathematical problems by bringing to light new and novel ideas that gave impetus to progress of game theory. He was such a mathematical genius that he discovered his own theorems of different kinds. Ramanujan stands upright most of the time, he is one of the greatest…