This is a powerpoint presentation that is about one of the Senior High School Core Subject: Earth and Life Science. It is composed of the personalities who made impact or have contributed greatly in the several fields of Earth Science.

1. PERSONALITIES WHO
CONTRIBUTED IN THE FIELDS OF
EARTH SCIENCE
Earth and Life Science

2. LEARNING COMPETENCY:
Show the contributions of
personalities/people on the
understanding on the Earth systems

3. REVIEW ON EARTH SYSTEMS:
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere

4. 1. Alfred Wegener
German meteorologist and geophysicist
Known for his theory:
Kontinentalverschiebung or simply the
“Continental Drift Theory”
Supercontinent Pangaea

5. 2. James Hutton
Scottish geologist and agriculturist
Considered as the “Father of Modern
Geology”
Known for his theory of gradualism

7. 3. Igor Shiklomanov
Russian hydrologist and professor
Graduated with the degree of Hydrology
engineering
Contributed on developing and forecasting
the impacts of human activities in reservoirs
and run-offs
Also studied hydrological and ecological
water systems

8. 4. Carl Ludwig Reichenbach
Prussian chemist, geologist and metallurgist
Contributed to the theory of Earth’s
magnetism
“The magnetic field of Earth came from
magnetic iron from meteorites”

9. 5. Alexander Von Humboldt
Prussian geographer and explorer
Became the first person to understand the
long-term induced effects of human
activities in relation to climate variability
(in simple terms, the effect of man’s activities
to climate change)
Theorized that volcanoes are not randomly
distributed but could be located in a
mountain range

10. 6. Edmund Halley
British mathematician, geophysicist and
astronomer
At age 22, he became one of the youngest
fellows of the Royal Society
Conceptualized the idea of a “hollow
Earth”, proposing the Earth is entirely hollow
or hole
Famous for “Halley’s Comet”

11. 7. Oscar Edward Meinzer
American hydrogeologist
Received his doctoral degree at University of
Chicago in 1922
Known as the “Father of Modern
Groundwater Hydrology”
Stated that “diversity in geology,
topography and climate results to a different
groundwater condition”

12. 8. Eduard Suess
Austrian geologist and geographer
Became the professor of paleontology at
University of Vienna in 1856
Known for theorizing Gondwanaland, the
southern portion of an ancient
supercontinent
Known for introducing the term “Biosphere”

13. 9. Ernst Heinrich Herkel
German zoologist, philosopher and marine
biologist
Coined the terms: Ecology, phylum,
phylogeny and Protista
Mapped a genealogical tree that connects
all the species, thus promoting Charles
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and Natural
Selection
Believed that Asia was the origin of humanity

14. 10. Evangelista Torricelli
Italian physicist and mathematician
Student of Galileo Galilei
Commissioned by Pope Urban VIII to
manage hydraulic aspects of the Papal
States
Inventor of Barometer
First person to describe what causes wind:
“Winds are produced by differences of air
temperature, and hence, density between
two regions of Earth