Who are the famous physical scientist and contribution?

Answer 1

Notable Physical Scientist

1. ArchimedesPhysics- Invented the LEVER.

2. Robert BoyleChemistry- GASES exert less pressure on their surroundings as they expand

3. Marie CurieChemistry- RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS decompose by nuclear decay

4. Johann Doppler Physics- A sound's PITCH changes as it moves toward & away the listener

5. George Eastman Inventions- a CAMERA with film can be made user friendly

6. Jean Foucault Earth Science- A long PENDULUM demonstrates how the Earth rotates each day

7. Benjamin Franklin Physics- Darker colors ABSORB MORE HEAT than LIGHTER colors do.

8. Rosalind Franklin Chemistry- DNA has a DOUBLE HELIX (twisted ladder) shaped structure

9. GalileoPhysics- Objects continue to ACCELERATE as they fall

10. Heinrich HertzPhysics- An electrified coil of wire can give off RADIO WAVES

11. Percy Julian Chemistry- a CHEMICAL CHANGE is one in which something new can be formed

12.Lord KelvinPhysics- a weighted wire will melt through an ICE CUBE

13.James Clerk MaxwellPhysics- A MAGNETIC FIELD produced by electricity depends on the direction of the electric current

14. Lise Meitner Physics- Nuclear FISSION occurs when an atom splits in half, & creates a CHAIN REACTION that releases energy

15. Isaac NewtonPhysics- Objects COOL OFF more rapidly when they are much warmer than their surroundings

16.Blaise PascalPhysics- the PRESSURE of a fluid increases with increasing AREA

17.Nicola TeslaInventions- a SOLAR CELL can be used to generate electricity from the sun

18. Evangelista TorricelliPhysics- the PRESSURE of a fluid increases with increasing DEPTH

19. Alessandro VoltaPhysics- a BATTERY can be made with a pile of metals & an acid solution

20. Granville WoodsInventions- messages can be sent through wires with a TELEGRAPH