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The Greatest Scientists
By Ranking |
By Country |
By Name |
By Genre |
By Year |
Contact |
#: 1 - 10
| # | Name Year Country Science |
achievements | |
| 1 |  |
Democritus -460-370 Greece Physics, Astronomy, Philosophy, Medicine |
Atomic hypothesis; Theory of Perception |
| 2 |  |
Aristotle -384-322 Greece Physics, Astronomy, Philosophy, Biology, Politics |
Logic (scientific method and syllogism); Physical works (explains change, motion, time); Psychological works (Reminiscence, Dreams); Works on natural history (physical/mental qualities of animals); Philosophical works (best states, constitutions) |
| 3 |  |
Albert Einstein 1879-1955 Germany Physics |
explained Brownian motion and photoelectric effect; contributed to theory of atomic spectra; formulated theories of special and general relativity |
| 4 |  |
Thomas Edison 1847-1931 USA Inventions |
inventor with the most patents;invented electric light bulb, movie camera, flouroscope, re-chargeable battery, phonograph |
| 5 |  |
Isaac Newton 1643-1727 United Kingdom Physics, Astronomy |
developed theories of gravitation and mechanics, and invented differential calculus |
| 6 |  |
Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 Italy Inventions |
One of the greatest ever minds, invented models that proved workable 3-500 years later |
| 7 |  |
Archimedes -287-212 Greece Physics, Astronomy, Inventions |
Discovered formulas for the area and volume of various geometric figures, applied geometry to hydrostatics and mechanics, devised numerous ingenious mechanisms, such as the Archimedean screw, and discovered the principle of buoyancy |
| 8 |  |
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi 780-850 Iran Computer science, Mathematics, Astronomy, Geography |
The term "algorithm" is derived from the algorism, the technique of performing arithmetic with Hindu-Arabic numerals developed by al-Khwarizmi. (1200) |
| 9 |  |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 1646-1716 Germany Mathematics, Physics |
Infinitesimal calculus |
| 10 |  |
Charles Darwin 1809-1882 United Kingdom Physics, Biology |
Theory of evolution |