Inventor of the metal detector, the telephone, and the photophone

Founded quantum mechanics when he remodeled the atom

Explained his belief that the solar system is centered on the sun, not on the earth.

Dalton’s Atomic Theory is the basis of chemistry; discovered Gay-Lussac’s Law relating gases’ temperature, volume, and pressure; discovered the law of partial gas pressures.

He described and provided evidence for the theory of evolution by natural selection.

He formulated the most famous equation - E = mc2.

Discovered penicillin and predicted the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

He rationalized how objects are affected by gravity, stated the principle of inertia, and proposed the first theory of relativity.

Discovered cells and wrote one of the most significant books in scientific history, Micrographia

Founded the science of genetics; identified many of the rules of heredity

Utilized the organizing principles of the periodic table to correctly predict the existence and properties of six new chemical elements.