Physics

• Galileo Galilei


  He studied the behavior of falling bodies and formulated laws covering the behavior of these objects
• Johannes Kepler


  He discovered that the planets move in an elliptical orbit. The laws of Kepler are used in calculating the flight paths of today’s space vehicle.
• Robert Boyle


  He formulated Boyle’s law, which states that at constant temperature the volume of gas is inversely proportional to pressure.
• Isaac Newton


  He formulated the laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation.
• Benjamin Franklin


  He is noted for his experiments on electricity. His renowned kite experiment to study lightning led him to the invention of the lightning rod.
• Michael faraday


  His invention was the generator, which worked on the principle that magnets can be used to produce electric current.
• James Maxwell


  He worked on electromagnetism and made important contributions to the development of the kinetic theory of gases.
• Wilhelm Roentgen


  He discovered x-rays in 1895. Studies on radioactivity led to the development of nuclear physics.
• Henri Becquerel


  He discovered radioactivity in 1896. Just like Roentgen’s discovery, his study led to the development of nuclear physics.
• Max Planck


  A German physicist who formulated the quantum theory, which is the basis of quantum mechanics.
• Albert Einstein


  He formulated the theory of relativity and his famous equation, E = mc2 . He was also the greatest physicist of 20th century.