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4894228Worlds Most Famous Physicists, The: The Lives and Legacies of the Scientists Who Pioneered Physicshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/worlds-most-famous-physicists--the--the-lives-and-legacies-of-the-scientists-who-pioneered-physics-9798882419324/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4447110/image.jpg?v=638517656445070000225225MXNCharles River EditorsInStock/Audiolibros/<p>It would be impossible to overstate the accomplishments and legacy of a man history has dubbed the Father of Modern Science. In his lifetime, Galileo straddled the epochs of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution, and it was his work and technological advances that helped usher in a brand new understanding of the solar system and the scientific method. Stephen Hawking himself has asserted, Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science."</p><p>Sir Isaac Newton is widely considered the most influential scientist in history, best known for the discovery of gravity and the subsequent laws of motion that he theorized. Schoolchildren around the world are still taught the famous legend about an apple falling on Newtons head, but that colorful story and the preoccupation with Newtons work in physics tend to make people forget Newtons work in other fields.</p><p>Michael Faraday, an endlessly luminous mind equipped with an unflagging hunger for knowledge, possessed a hunger so ungovernable that not even poverty or social norms could stand in the way of his ambitions. Indeed, it was reportedly Albert Einsteins expertise in the lives of Maxwell and Faraday, as well as his mastery of their work and accomplishments, that landed him his first job.</p><p>Nikola Tesla was one of historys greatest scientists, and though he is best known for his pioneering work with electricity, the fact that he is mostly remembered solely for that actually does a disservice to his legacy. Born a Serb in the Austrian Empire, Tesla came to the United States and worked in a laboratory for none other than the Wizard of Menlo Park, Thomas Edison.</p><p>Albert Einstein needs no formal introduction. He is known around the world as one of historys most brilliant geniuses, and one of its most influential scientists. Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics.</p>...4638572Worlds Most Famous Physicists, The: The Lives and Legacies of the Scientists Who Pioneered Physics225225https://www.gandhi.com.mx/worlds-most-famous-physicists--the--the-lives-and-legacies-of-the-scientists-who-pioneered-physics-9798882419324/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4447110/image.jpg?v=638517656445070000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20249798882419324_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9798882419324_<p>It would be impossible to overstate the accomplishments and legacy of a man history has dubbed the Father of Modern Science. In his lifetime, Galileo straddled the epochs of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution, and it was his work and technological advances that helped usher in a brand new understanding of the solar system and the scientific method. Stephen Hawking himself has asserted, Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science."</p><p>Sir Isaac Newton is widely considered the most influential scientist in history, best known for the discovery of gravity and the subsequent laws of motion that he theorized. Schoolchildren around the world are still taught the famous legend about an apple falling on Newtons head, but that colorful story and the preoccupation with Newtons work in physics tend to make people forget Newtons work in other fields.</p><p>Michael Faraday, an endlessly luminous mind equipped with an unflagging hunger for knowledge, possessed a hunger so ungovernable that not even poverty or social norms could stand in the way of his ambitions. Indeed, it was reportedly Albert Einsteins expertise in the lives of Maxwell and Faraday, as well as his mastery of their work and accomplishments, that landed him his first job.</p><p>Nikola Tesla was one of historys greatest scientists, and though he is best known for his pioneering work with electricity, the fact that he is mostly remembered solely for that actually does a disservice to his legacy. Born a Serb in the Austrian Empire, Tesla came to the United States and worked in a laboratory for none other than the Wizard of Menlo Park, Thomas Edison.</p><p>Albert Einstein needs no formal introduction. He is known around the world as one of historys most brilliant geniuses, and one of its most influential scientists. Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics.</p>...9798882419324_Charles River Editorsaudiolibro_9798882419324_9798882419324Charles RiverInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2024-04-07T00:00:00+00:00Charles River Editors