Isaac Jogues

We’ve all heard of Galileo, Newton, Copernicus,but there are much more Renaissance scientists who you never get to learn about. Some you hear about, some you don’t. Tycho Brahe is unknown to most but now you can hear about his part of history. Tycho Brahe was a Danish scientist who revolutionized astronomy with his work and made groundwork for greater scientists ahead of him. Tycho was born on December 14, 1546 in Denmark under a wealthy king and queen. He was an aristocrat and learned…

Robotics in the Police Force Everyday our police officers put their lives on the line to uphold the laws. Whether it’s pulling someone over for speeding or chasing a thief. Even these simple acts can put our cops in danger. There are also times when they stand on the brink of death to save someone else’s life. This could be when they are diffusing a bomb, in the middle of a fire-fight, or even sifting through debris for survivors after an earthquake. Whenever an officer puts his uniform on he…

In the field of medicine, robots such as the The da Vinci robot surgery system, which was developed in the late 1980s, are used to perform tasks to prevent injury or accidental problem for a patient. “The da Vinci Surgical System is a sophisticated robotic platform designed to expand the surgeon’s capabilities and offer a state-of-the-art minimally invasive option for major surgery”(The da vinci surgical system). The da Vinci robot surgery system is a robot controlled by a human to perform…

The Western Intellectual Tradition by J. Bronowski and Bruce Mazlish examines different European/American historical periods from the year 1500 to 1900. It focuses on the great thinkers and philosophers from those times, as well as certain historical periods that are considered significant. This essay focuses on chapters 2, 10, 15, 21, and 23. They are about the city-states of Italy, the Royal society, Montesquieu, Thomas Jefferson and the American Revolution, and Edmund Burke respectively.…

world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself now and then in finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than the ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.’” (“Isaac Newton”). This quote really uncovers what his goal was in life. He understood how much of the universe was undiscovered, and he wanted to be the one to change it forever. Without his formulas, most of the things in math that we do today would be…

Born the 4th of January 1643, Isaac Newton became a revolutionary scientist who made discoveries in physics, mathematics, alchemy, and a variety of other subjects. Because he lived during the 17th century Newton was a major part of the Scientific Revolution; a time of scientific acceleration and learning. It was started by a Protestant Revolution that sparked interest in both religious and scientific thought (PBS, 2016). People were looking at the world through a scientific lens because they…

astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton is known globally for being one of the most influential men to ever live. Newton was born on Christmas day, 1642 in Woolsthrope-by-Colsterworth, United Kingdom where his grandparents raised him. In the beginning Isaac was heavily pressured into being a farmer, however he was so terrible at farming they decided to send him to university. At 19 Isaac attended his first classes at Trinity College Cambridge,…

Isaac Newton's famous statement “To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction” is not just a quote, but is also a law of motion known to many people. In the past thousands of years, various men of magnitude have appeared, but the question is “What does it take to become a man of magnitude?”. Is a man of magnitude someone famous, like a celebrity or an athlete? Could a man of magnitude be someone wealthy and rich? In my perspective, the definition of a man of magnitude is one who has…

astrologer Johannes Kepler. Who had a great impact in the 17th century scientific revolution, because of his development of the three laws of planetary motion. He is also remembered for the legacy he left that later provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation. “Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571 poor and sickly in what is now Germany. His father left home when Johannes was five and never returned. It is believed he was killed in a war. While…

The Victorian period during which The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and “The Birthmark” were written (1837-1901) was characterized as a time of technological invasion. Science was rapidly introduced into the lives of individuals and it was evident that science was going to dramatically change the world. Inventions galore, combined with the professionalization and institutionalization of science, challenged authors, including Robert Louis Stevenson and Nathanial Hawthorne, with the task…