Famous Scientist Lesson

Famous Scientists

Let's learn about famous scientists

Open Ended

What are some famous scientists that you can think of?

Albert Einstein

* Famous physicist

* Known for the theory of Relativity - predicted black holes and gravitational waves

* Knew that light was made out of particles

Marie Curie

* Polish Woman

* Chemist researching Uranium and it's effects

* First to discover what radioactivity was

Sir Isaac Newton

* Newton's Laws of motion

* Newton's laws of gravitation

Charles Darwin

* Theory of evolution and natural selection

* Very famous in evolutionary biology

Nikola Tesla

* Created the Tesla coil, low energy electronics that is currently used in TVs, radios and others

* The car TESLA is named after him for his invention of the electric motor

Galileo Galilei

* Creator of modern astronomy

* Created the law of inertia

Ada Lovelace

* Known as the first computer programmer

* The first calculator WAY ahead of it's time in the 1830's

Madam CJ Walker

* First Black millionaire in America

* Invented a line of hair care products and salons for people of color

George Washington Carver

* Developed HUNDREDS of products using peanuts and soy beans

* First african american to earn a bachelor's degree