Isaac Hayes

Honor, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “respect that is given to someone who is admired”. I believe that honor is given to someone out of respect for something great they have done, however; I also believe that honor must be earned through judicious behavior. Galileo Galilei, born in Pisa in the year 1564, at the height of the Renaissance, is known today for his discovery of several moons orbiting around Jupiter - this being the first discovery that other planets besides the Earth had orbiting

One of the first scientific breakthroughs during this time period was the development of Isaac Newton’s famous Laws of Motion. One of the most renowned laws established by Newton was the theory that “every body continues in its state of rest . . . unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it” (Newton). What Newton

will discuss goes by the name of Rene Descartes. First and foremost, according to the eBook, The 100 Most Influential Philosophers of All Time, Descartes came into this world in La Haye, Touraine, France on March 31, 1596. At the age of one his mother died and afterwards his father remarried leaving Descartes in La Haye to be raised by his maternal grandmother and then by his great uncle. During 1606 he got sent off to a Jesuit college. Soon after during 1614 Descartes went to Poitiers, where he pursued

I chose to research the discovery of Uranus by William Hershcel. William Herschel was born in German on August 25, 1822. He immigrated to England in 1759. In England he was given a small telescope. This gift led him to his life’s obsession. He became a telescope maker and amateur astronomer. Herschel spent time observing the night sky with his telescope. In March of 1781 he was looking for double stars. Double stars are two stars close together, because of how they are situated, they look

Copernicus identified the concept of heliocentric Solar System, which is that, in which the Sun, rather than the Earth, was the center of our Solar System. Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473 in Torun, Poland. In 1508, Copernicus developed the first own celestial model of the heliocentric planetary system. Around 1514, he shared his model with the Commentariolus. His second book about the topic " De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" was banned by Catholic Church no longer after his death in

Today we are here to honor the work of my friend Jacob Bernoulli. He was born in December of 1654 in Switzerland. Like many other Bernoulli family members, he became a mathematician, a very notable mathematician. His fame came after his various contributions to calculus, but most prominently, his contribution to the study of probability. Although his parents wanted him to further study theology and keep up his work in the ministry, Jacob decided to instead study mathematics and astronomy, beginning

The Scientific Revolution, a period of advancement and changes in principles, greatly alters the relationship between human and nature. Before the revolution, the church was the core of all metaphysical beliefs. Scientists such as Aristotle, Copernicus, and Newton elicited a distrust from the people and steered their beliefs from the church. The theorists of the Scientific Revolution did not intend to alter the people's sacred judgments, however, they questioned customary perspectives and encouraged

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716) Germany Leibniz was one of the most brilliant and prolific intellectuals ever; and his influence in mathematics (especially his co-invention of the infinitesimal calculus) was immense. His childhood IQ has been estimated as second-highest in all of history, behind only Goethe's. Descriptions which have been applied to Leibniz include "one of the two greatest universal geniuses" (da Vinci was the other); "the most important logician between Aristotle and

The late 19th and early 20th centuries brought forth a modern approach to science, intellectual affairs, and the arts. Before 1914, these ideas were a result of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment periods. During this time period there were a series of new inventions, which included electric lights, phonographs, cinema, and automobiles. One of these developments that “opened the way to a modern consciousness” was with developments in science. Science was a field that dealt with cold hard

Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His parents were Dr. Robert and Susannah Darwin. His grandfather was also a scientist who went by the name of Erasmus Darwin. His scientific thoughts were very UN usual compared to most peoples. From the beginning, Darwin was taught Latin his first years of school, which he did not excel at. He was a very ordinary boy, and the language of Latin did not interest him as much as his parents thought it would. Charles particular