Scientific Discoveries That Changed the World By Krisztina Dlugosz

By Krisztina Dlugosz

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The Copernicum System In 1543 Nicholas Copernicus Sun is a motionless body the planets revolving around it

In 1543

Nicholas Copernicus

Sun is a motionless body

the planets revolving around it

Gravity In 1664 Isaac Newton law of universal gravitation

In 1664

Isaac Newton

law of universal

gravitation

Electricity In 1821 Michael Faraday the first generator

In 1821

Michael Faraday

the first generator

Evolution in 1859 Charles Darwin all organisms change adaptations natural selection

in 1859

Charles Darwin

all organisms

change

adaptations

natural selection

Louis Pasteur In 1860 bacteria could be killed by heat and disinfectant

In 1860

bacteria could be killed by heat and

disinfectant

Theory of Relativity in 1905 Albert Einstein the relationships between speed, time and distance

in 1905

Albert Einstein

the relationships

between speed, time

and distance

The Big Bang Theory In 1927 Georges Lemaître all the matter in the universe was compressed into a tiny dot - the dot expanded

In 1927

Georges Lemaître

all the matter in the

universe was

compressed into a tiny dot

- the dot expanded

Penicillin In 1928 Alexander Fleming Antibiotics kill dangerous bacteria in our bodies

In 1928

Alexander Fleming

Antibiotics kill

dangerous bacteria

in our bodies

DNA - On February 28, 1953 James Watson & Francis Crick Our genes are made of DNA - In 1962: Nobel Prize

- On February 28, 1953

James Watson &

Francis Crick

Our genes are

made of DNA

- In 1962: Nobel Prize

Atomic Bomb early 1940s Manhattan Project In 1945: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

early 1940s

Manhattan Project

In 1945: Hiroshima

and Nagasaki

HIV/AIDS In 1983 and 1984 Luc Montagnier and Robert Gallo - HIV virus causes AIDS

In 1983 and 1984

Luc Montagnier and

Robert Gallo

- HIV virus causes AIDS

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