Here is a table summarizing the discoveries made by different scientists:
Scientist |
Discovery |
Isaac Newton |
Laws of motion, universal gravitation, calculus |
Albert Einstein |
Theory of relativity, mass-energy equivalence (E=mc²) |
Charles Darwin |
Theory of evolution by natural selection |
Marie Curie |
Radioactivity and discovery of radium and polonium |
Louis Pasteur |
Germ theory of disease, pasteurization |
Alexander Fleming |
Discovery of penicillin, antibiotics |
Nikola Tesla |
Alternating current (AC) electricity, induction motor |
Galileo Galilei |
Laws of motion, telescopic observations, heliocentrism |
Gregor Mendel |
Laws of inheritance, founding modern genetics |