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SCIENTIST AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION
Match each Scientist to his or her Scientific Contribution
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
Daniel Alcides Carrion (1857-1885)
Archimedes (287 BC – 212 BC)
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
Marie Curie (1867-1943)
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Jane Goodall (1934 to present)
Contributions
A. Provided evidence for Copernicusʼ theory
that the Sun is fixed in the center of our
universe and the Earth and other planets
revolve around the Sun.
B. The first person to be awarded two Nobel
Prizes, this scientist discovered the
elements Radium and Polonium, and
created the theory of radioactivity.
C. Developed the theory of universal
gravitation; how the force that pulls two
objects together depends on the mass of
each object. Applied this theory to the
planets’ positions in the universe.
D. Considered the father of Modern Genetics.
Experimented on pea plants and
established the rules of heredity.
E. Considered the “English Father of
Microscopy”, spent much of his life working
with microscopes and improved their
design and capabilities. First to observe
plant cells from cork on a microscope.
F. English naturalist and geologist known for
his contributions to evolutionary theory.
Established that all life descends of
common ancestors and described “Natural
Selection”
G. British primatologist and anthropologist
known for her 55-year study of social and
family interactions of wild chimpanzees.
H. Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer,
inventor, and astronomer. He invented a
method for finding the volume of an object
with an irregular shape by submerging it in
water.
I. French chemist and microbiologist famous
his
discoveries
of
the
principles
of
vaccination,
microbial
fermentation and pasteurization.
J. Established the link between the Oroya
fever and the “verruga peruana” by
inoculating himself the blood of a sick
patient. This experiment caused his death.
He is considered a hero.
Robert Hooke (1635-1703)