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The Scientific Revolution had many innovations. It happened during the middle Ages and some of the most famous scientists were alive during this time. The scientific revolution happened because people started doubting their old beliefs. This encouraged new ways of thinking and the development of new scientific instruments. During this time variables for math and the decimal system were introduced. Also the heliocentric theory was introduced contradicting the old theory saying that the earth was…

Robert Hooke Robert Hooke was known for many things that have affected the world we live in, from the discovery of certain cell parts to laws that he has made. He was an important person to our history. Even though Robert Hooke was a philosopher, architect, experimenter, etc. He also had an interesting life before he became known to science. He discovered many different things, and has affected biology and how we see things in a different way. Robert Hooke was born in England on July 28…

Rene Descartes, born in the late 1500’s, was a well-known French, natural philosopher. During his time period, the Age of Enlightenment, the Scientific Revolution was shifting the world. Thinkers and discovers such as Copernicus and Galileo from the method of scholasticism in the medieval times, brought new studies of modern science to this era. Scholasticism is what are past down truths that have been assumed from our knowledge of religion and philosophy throughout time. Scholasticism should…

In an era of human history, when nearly all aspects of life were dominated by the Catholic churches’ teachings and beliefs, a man looked to the heavens above and discovered one of the fundamental truths of the universe. Historically, Europe of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was a time filled with great advancements in thought and culture. Despite the influence and impacts of the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods, throughout the western world, the Catholic tradition still held…

thought highly of and deserves to be so. It is something earned rightfully based on achievements and actions. There are many scientists who exemplify honor through their work. One of these is Isaac Newton. His accomplishments, recognition from the community, and impact on the science world define him as honorable. Isaac Newton accomplished many things over his lifetime as a scientist. He is best known for his work on motion and gravity. He discovered and wrote Newton’s three laws of motion…

How was the world formed? How did humans become prominent in the world today? These are questions that get asked everyday and a very select few of people can answer them. Out of the select few, one stands out the most and that is Carl Sagan. Carl Sagan is a very prominent astronomer, cosmologist, and an author. Carl Sagan is well known for his books: Cosmos, Broca’s Brain, The Dragons of Eden, and Contact. He also narrated show called Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. He is also well known for his…

Introduction Gerolamo Cardano is the one that have the most colorful and striking personalities in the history of science , He was a very peculiar innovator. He invented the Cardan shaft, pillows to reduce allergic reactions (very new in those days) and the combination lock. And he is the best known for the contributions to mathematics, solving the mathematical fourth order equations problem so in 2000 he was found the company with the wish to innovate the financial world, based on the notion…

the past and move onto the future. The Enlightenment also helped people understand the scientific processes and opened up the circumstances of politics. The Enlightenment helped people to think deeper about certain things in life. For example, Isaac Newton, a scientist who explained the physics of gravity, helped people understand the laws of physics. John Locke, a famous philosopher helped society assert their right in government. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a French philosopher, stated that…

Another rather innocent proposal is simply unplugging the machine when we sense danger. Is this even possible – can you put the evil back into the Pandora’s box? There will be so many ways of machine communication at levels that we are even unconscious with – radio waves, digital signals, code manipulation etc. We certainly don't have the ability to lock the super intelligence up forever. Therefore, the real regulation shall lie in the program of artificial intelligence, or, more precisely, in…

While he was at Nurnberg, Leibniz came into contact with one of the most well-known German statesmen of that time. His name was Johann Christian, Freiherr von Boyneburg. Boyneburg gave Leibniz a job as an assistant. Leibniz wanted to gather together all human knowledge and so he published plenty of books containing valuable information. He wanted to go to Paris so he could meet more scientist to help him learn. Boyneburg allowed him to go to Paris in 1672. Boyneburg also died in that same year,…