Know your foreign scientist!

The first natural philosopher in the ancient world. He laid the foundation for modern scientific thought.

A Polish scientist who is considered to be the founder of modern astronomy. He advanced the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system and that all of the planets (including the earth) revolve around the sun.

He was a mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He proposed laws that described the motions of falling bodies, projectiles and the pendulum. He studied heavenly bodies using the telescope.

An English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He formulated the laws of gravity and motion.

He is an English scientist. His greatest work was The Origin of Species where he discussed the theory of evolution and natural selection.

He proposed the theory of relativity. This theory debunked the Newtonian belief that time was absolute. Surprisingly, he won the Nobel Prize for his work on photoelectric effect and not for the theory of relativity.

She is the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics. She was awarded this prize for her discovery of radium in 1903. She was also the first person to receive two Nobel awards when she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for isolating pure radium.

He was an astronomer who formulated the laws of planetary motion.

A French scientist who became known for his work on biological fermentation and decay. This led to his formulation of the germ theory of disease and the discovery of sterilization of food through the use of heat.

A Benedictine nun who was an outstanding scientist in the Middle Ages. She wrote the books Causea et Cure and Physica which were about diseases and their cures. These were considered the greatest scientific work of the Middle Ages.