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10-09-2002, 01:40 PM
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List the 10 greatest Scientific discoveries or theories...
Darwin and Evolution
Galileo...the Earth does move around the sun. Newton..gravity. I can think of three others off the top of my head..but I will let the gang go first. |
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10-09-2002, 01:46 PM
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Relativity.
Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism. To name a couple. |
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10-09-2002, 01:54 PM
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Einstein's quantization of energy.
Red-shift indicating an expanding universe. Watson and Crick's double helix. |
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10-09-2002, 02:11 PM
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Definitely Maxwell's Equations have to be near, if not at, the top of the list.
The whole quantum mechanics revolution (Planck, De Broglie, Schroedinger, Heisenberg, Bohr, Einstein). Newton's Laws. Spiral Nebulae = other galaxies (and that's only about 100 years old!!) I could go on... |
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10-09-2002, 02:18 PM
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Alright, 10 is too much, I'll do 5:
* Einstein's general theory of relativity * Maxwell's theory of electrodynamics * Dirac's prediction of the existence of positrons * Shapley's study and model of the Milky Way * The cosmic distance ladder (various astronomers) |
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10-09-2002, 02:19 PM
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"Germ theory" of disease.
Closely related: antibiotics (e.g. penicillin) and vaccines. Heredity theory (Mendel). |
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10-09-2002, 02:51 PM
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The discovery of the structure of DNA.
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10-09-2002, 02:53 PM
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Newton's Laws
Evolution Maxwell's Laws Quantum Mechanics Relativity Kepler's Law |
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10-09-2002, 06:58 PM
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In no particular order:
Refrigeration, internal combustion engine, modern medicine, transistors, lasers, rocketry, etc. |
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10-09-2002, 07:02 PM
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The cat flap.
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