Essays on Scientist

Galileo was born in Pisa, Tuscany, on February 15, 1564. He is the oldest son. He and his family moved to Florence in the early 1570s. He attended a monastery school at Vallombrosa. In 1581 he enrolled in University of Pisa where he would study…

According to “Transfiguration for the muggle-born: the assemble, the forging, and its external embodiments”, by Ana Prewett, transfiguration is a field centered in the alteration of shapes. Although it was considered a highly scientific subject by the author because of its requirement of precision in…

There goes a saying that: “Adversity causes some men to break while others to break record”(William Arthur Ward) Thomas Edison, being the youngest child of a family which have seven kids, was expelled from school and taught by his mother, sold candy in train carriages…

The founder of a highly innovative motor company is not only an extra-ordinary human being but also a very passionate entrepreneur who is concerned with making a world a better place. Elon is ingrained in the idea that human beings are as much creators as…

Tesla has come a long way from its days before Elon Musk. When Musk joined Tesla he not only became the CEO, he became the face and voice of the company. He has provided the vision and guidance for the company that has led to…

The reactions to the publication of The Origin of Species by means of Natural selection in 1859, was a defining moment in the history of science. Even more so the book had an effect on the general public the likes of which have never been…

Marie Curie: The Most Radioactive Woman on Earth Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist from Poland. She is famous for her research and discoveries in radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only woman to win two. She…

The Inner World of Marie Curie written by Barbara Goldsmith highlights the scientific, along with personal and societal, accomplishments of Marie Curie throughout her career in science. Goldsmith does a tremendous job of not only portraying Marie Curie as the patriotic and selfless genius that…

Francis Bacon was an English scholar, statesman, researcher, legal scholar, speaker, and creator. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. After his passing, his works stayed compelling in the improvement of the logical strategy amid the logical transformation. Bacon was…

Marie Curie is one of the most important figures in science with her pioneering research on radioactivity: a technique for isolating radioactive isotopes. Her discovery of polonium and radium paved the way for many modern medical inventions and treatments that would not exist if not…