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Scientists
This category is for questions about the people who apply the scientific method to solve problems, introduce new concepts, and strive to explain the natural world.
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Foreign scientist who have contributed to botany?
Gregor Mendel, a Czech scientist known for his work on pea plants and the principles of inheritance. Marie Curie, a Polish scientist who discovered the chemical elements polonium and radium. Charles Darwin, a British scientist who developed the theory of evolution through natural selection.
Define scientific method and its parts?
The scientific method is defined as:
1. Problem solving: Step-by-step approach consisting of
(1) identifying and defining a problem,
(2) accumulating relevant data,
(3) formulating a tentative hypothesis,
(4) conducting experiments to test the hypothesis,
(5) interpreting the results objectively, and
(6) repeating the steps until an acceptable solution is found.
2. Sciences: Rigorous, systematic approach, designed to eliminate bias and other subjective influences in the search, identification, and measurement or validation of facts and cause-effect relationships, and from which scientific laws may be deduced.
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Who was the local and foreign scientist?
One famous local scientist is Marie Curie, known for her pioneering research on radioactivity. A prominent foreign scientist is Albert Einstein, acclaimed for his theory of relativity. Both made significant contributions to the field of physics.
About scientist and characteristic of scientist?
A scientist, in a broad sense, is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method.[1] The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science.[2]This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word. Scientists perform research toward a more comprehensive understanding of nature, including physical, mathematical and social realms.
Philosophy can be seen as a distinct activity, which is aimed towards a more comprehensive understanding of intangible aspects of reality and experience that cannot be physically measured.
Scientists are also distinct from engineers, those who develop devices that serve practical purposes. When science is done with a goal toward practical utility, it is called applied science (short of the creation of new devices that fall into the realm of engineering). When science is done with an inclusion of intangible aspects of reality it is called natural philosophy.
Social roles that partly correspond with the modern scientist can be identified going back at least until 17th century natural philosophy, but the term scientist is much more recent. Until the late 19th or early 20th century, those who pursued science were called "natural philosophers" or "men of science".[3][4][5][6]
English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell coined the term scientist in 1833, and it was first published in Whewell'sanonymous 1834 review of Mary Somerville'sOn the Connexion of the Physical Sciencespublished in the Quarterly Review.Whewell's suggestion of the term was partly satirical, a response to changing conceptions of science itself in which natural knowledge was increasingly seen as distinct from other forms of knowledge. Whewell wrote of "an increasing proclivity of separation and dismemberment" in the sciences; while highly specific terms proliferated---chemist,mathematician, naturalist---the broad term "philosopher" was no longer satisfactory to group together those who pursued science, without the caveats of "natural" or "experimental" philosopher. Members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science had been complaining about the lack of a good term at recent meetings,Whewell reported in his review; alluding to himself, he noted that "some ingenious gentleman proposed that, by analogy with artist, they might form [the word]scientist, and added that there could be no scruple in making free with this term since we already have such words aseconomist, and atheist---but this was not generally palatable".Whewell proposed the word again more seriously (and not anonymously) in his 1840 The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences:We need very much a name to describe a cultivator of science in general. I should incline to call him a Scientist. Thus we might say, that as an Artist is a Musician, Painter, or Poet, a Scientist is a Mathematician, Physicist, or Naturalist.
He also proposed the term physicist at the same time, as a counterpart to the French word physicien. Neither term gained wide acceptance until decades later; scientist became a common term in the late 19th century in the United States and around the turn of the 20th century in Great Britain. By the twentieth century, the modern notion of science as a special brand of information about the world, practiced by a distinct group and pursued through a unique method, was essentially in place.
What are attitudes of scientists when they are working?
Scientists usually approach their work with curiosity, objectivity, and a desire for knowledge. They are often critical thinkers who strive for accuracy and evidence-based conclusions. Additionally, scientists are usually open-minded and willing to revise their hypotheses in light of new information.
Why is Fiona wood a famous scientist?
Fiona Woods is famous for inventing spray on skin for burn victims.
What are scientist who studies insects called?
A scientist who studies insects is called an entomologist. Entomologists study the physiology, behavior, ecology, and classification of insects in order to understand their impact on ecosystems and society.
Did Nikola Tesla help any other scientists?
Tesla is now credited with inventing modern radio as well; since the Supreme Court overturned Guglielmo Marconi's patent in 1943 in favor of Nikola Tesla's earlier patents. When an engineer once said to Tesla, "Looks as if Marconi got the jump on you" regarding Marconi's radio system, Tesla replied, "Marconi is a good fellow. Let him continue. He is using seventeen of my patents."
Edison hired Tesla to work for his Edison Machine Works. Tesla's work for Edison began with simple electrical engineering and quickly progressed to solving some of the company's most difficult problems. Tesla was even offered the task of completely redesigning the Edison company's direct current generators. Tesla claims he was offered US$50,00 if he redesigned Edison's inefficient motor and generators, making an improvement in both service and economy. In 1885 when Tesla inquired about the payment for his work, Edison replied, "Tesla, you don't understand our American humor," thus breaking his word. Earning US$18 per week, Tesla would have had to work for 53 years to earn the amount he was promised. The offer was equal to the initial capital of the company. Tesla immediately resigned when he was refused a raise to US$25 per week.
Which university did Nikola Tesla graduate from?
Tesla then studied electrical engineering at the Austrian Polytechnic in Graz (1875). While there, he studied the uses of alternating current. Some sources say he received Baccalaureate degrees from the university at Graz. However, the university claims that he did not receive a degree and did not continue beyond the first semester of his third year, during which he stopped attending lectures.
What do scientists do everyday?
Scientists observe and experiment the natural phenomenon.
series of tests and observations allow them to come to solutions on whatever it is they are studying or trying hypothesize on.
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What happens when other scientists achieve different results when repeating an investigation?
They will need to keep redoing it until everyone has the same answer
It means you are very, very smart. Chances are they have unbelievable memory (photographic). The highest IQ ever recorded by Kim Jung-
Son could learn a new language in a month, and was speaking 4 by age 5. His IQ was 210.
Why is it important for scientists to use a uniform system of reporting data?
So other scientist will be able to undestand and retest the data
When did Nikola Tesla invent the ac motor?
Tesla introduced his motors and electrical systems in a classic paper, "A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers" which he delivered before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1888.
Is it true that scientists consider a hypothesis to be a fact?
English: I think its true...............
yes it is true
Spanish: si moreano ad;eowna
Burmese: ade dar ka true phit tae
franch: goe seadae
What kind of experiments do scientists do on mummies?
Scientists do not do experiments on Egyptian mummies, they study them to learn about those people. They do x-rays, computed tomography, and other nondestructive imaging so they can understand how they lived, what their health status was, and how they died.
What method would a scientist use to take samples from the pond?
im rying to ask the question and it tells me to answer it
Where there any turning points in Nikola Tesla's life?
Part visionary, part mad scientist, and absolute genius, Tesla should be as famous as Edison - but he's been largely forgotten. Dr. Nikola Tesla was one of the most brilliant inventors of history and was of an unusual intellectual vision. He is affectionately refered to as the "Father of Free Energy". When he broke up with Edison, that was a turning point for Nikola Tesla.
What is the difference between a scientist and a detective?
a scientist is your face and a detective is yo mama
Which scientist introduced nanotechnology?
The ideas and concepts behind nanoscience and nanotechnology started with a talk entitled "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom" by physicist Richard Feynman at an American Physical Society meeting at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) on December 29, 1959, long before the term nanotechnology was used.
