Scientists Of The 17th or 19th Century Quiz

Answer: Nineteenth

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was a Scottish mathematician who has been called the Father of Modern Physics. Albert Einstein remarked, "The work of James Clerk Maxwell changed the world forever". Maxwell's greatest discoveries was the theory of electromagnetism.

Answer: Nineteenth

Gregor Mendel was born in 1822, and has been described as the Father of Modern Genetics. He is best known for his work with peas and determining the relationship between dominant and recessive traits. His work in identifying traits of heredity laid a foundation that changed the way science thinks about genetics.

Answer: Seventeenth

Blaise Pascal only lived 39 years, but was a genius and influenced many aspects of mathematics and science. He died in 1662 in Paris, France. Mathematically, Pascal developed Pascal's Triangle, which laid a foundation for probability. He developed Pascal's Principle of Fluid Dynamics. He even developed the first mechanical calculator.

Answer: Seventeenth

The German mathematician is credited along with Sir Isaac Newton for creating the mathematical field of calculus. He lived from 1646 to 1716. Leibniz also created a four-function mechanical calculator called the Stepped Reckoner.

Answer: Nineteenth

John Dalton first identified modern atomic theory, that matter is broken down into smaller pieces known as atoms. He then created the first tables of relative atomic weights. The English scientist and schoolteacher lived 77 years and passed away in 1844. His work also included a study into human colorblindness.

Answer: Seventeenth

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was an English scientist, astronomer, mathematician, and physicist who lived in the seventeenth century. He developed the first microscope which forever changed scientific studies in laboratories worldwide. Using this microscope, Hooke coined the word cell while looking at a cork. He also developed Hooke's Law Of Elasticity.

Answer: Seventeenth

William Harvey was an English physician who lived between 1578 and 1657. He is best known for his work studying human biology and the circulation of blood in the body. His landmark book, "De Motu Cordis (On the Motion of the Heart)", changed the way we think about the circulatory system. Harvey also worked on embryology, which believed that mammals reproduce from fertilized eggs.

Answer: Seventeenth

If you made a top ten list of greatest scientists, it's likely that most would include Italian scientist, Galileo Galilei. He has been nicknamed the Father of Modern Astronomy and Father of Modern Physics. Galileo lived from 1564 to his passing in 1642 in Arcetri, Italy.

His studies on heliocentrism, where the Earth orbits the Sun, led to his arrest as this went against beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer: Nineteenth

Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the most influential scientists of the nineteenth century. The English genius developed the principles for electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and electrolysis. He was born and passed away in England at the age of 75.

Answer: Nineteenth

Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie (1867-1934) won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 along with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel. The Polish and naturalized-French physicist changed the way scientists studied radioactivity. Then, after the death of her husband, Marie became the first two time winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her 1911 win for the discovery of the elements polonium and radium.