baking soda volcanoes and potato
batteries are a good introduction to
science these people took it a little
further welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 influential scientists for
this list we’re focusing on people who
had a lasting or significant influence
on both science and daily life number 10
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin’s 1859
book On the Origin of Species created a
sensation that still reverberates
throughout the world Darwin’s theory of
evolution outraged many religious
leaders and challenged assumptions about
the world but its principles are now
accepted as fact and borne out by
scientific inquiry modern evolutionary
theory has itself evolved but its roots
are clearly recognizable in Darwin’s
brilliant theory number 9 the Wright
brothers while there may be other
aviation pioneers who also deserve
recognition Orville and Wilbur Wright
are generally hailed as the first to
successfully create a manned flying
machine this accomplishment made
possible the development of the entire
aviation industry the world was made
smaller by the airplane as people and
goods could travel great distances in a
short amount of time world economy
tourism and the defense industry were
never the same number eight Marie Curie
the word radioactivity was conceived by
Marie Curie and her work in that field
is what she is chiefly remembered for as
she created the theory of radioactivity
and developed techniques for isolating
radioactive isotopes the first woman
awarded a Nobel Prize which she won for
both physics and chemistry Curie also
discovered the elements polonium and
radium and help develop the x-ray
number-7 Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison gets all the glory for his
work in electricity and while he was a
good scientist Nikola Tesla was even
more important Tesla’s groundbreaking
work led to the alternating current
electric power system which was crucial
in industrial development a man of many
interests Tesla also made significant
contributions to the field of robotics
nuclear physics ballistics
electromechanical engineering radar
radio theoretical physics and computer
science the men definitely got around
number six Leonardo da Vinci although
more celebrated as an artist Leonardo da
Vinci also had an astounding scientific
mind
for example his Vitruvian Man drawing is
an example of ideal human proportions da
Vinci also made numerous designs few of
which were realized for such items as
flying machines tanks calculators and
plant studies he even created an early
basic theory of what is now called plate
tectonics who knows how science would
have been altered if more of his
scientific work had been published
during his lifetime
number 5 Archimedes the greatest
mathematician of ancient times and one
of the greatest of all time Archimedes
was also a physicist inventor astronomer
and engineer he created the principle by
which the volume of an irregularly
shaped object can be determined which
has had enormous influence down through
the ages some of his designs have been
disproved including one which outlined a
way to set a ship on fire using mirrors
but much of his work stands the test of
time
number four Johannes Gutenberg many of
the scientists on this list spent their
lives devoted to scientific exploration
Johannes Gutenberg is here because of
one major invention Gutenberg came up
with the concept of mechanical movable
type printing which in one fell swoop
altered the world of printing and with
it the dissemination of information mass
production of printed material suddenly
became a reality and remained the
biggest advance in communications until
mass media and the
Internet number 3 Isaac Newton the story
of an apple hitting Sir Isaac Newton on
the head and the scientist
all of a sudden discovering the law of
gravity is oversimplified but hey it’s a
good story
Newton’s accomplishments include the
principie ax which many consider the
most influential book in scientific
history and which laid out the famous
three laws of motion modern physics and
engineering Oh him a huge debt of
gratitude number two Aristotle famous
Greek philosopher Aristotle is equally
renowned as a scientist indeed many
consider him history’s first genuine
scientist geology biology physics
medicine psychology and meteorology were
among his many passions although many of
his conclusions do not stand up to
modern science
his efforts laid important groundwork
that influenced scientific belief
through the Renaissance and into the
Enlightenment modern science would not
be where it is today without his early
contributions before we reveal our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
number one Albert Einstein with his
rumpled clothes and whacked-out hair
Albert Einstein may be the most lovable
scientist on our list but he’s number
one because of his accomplishments his
theory of relativity revolutionized the
field of physics and his discovery of
the photoelectric effect led to what we
now know as quantum theory practically
everyone knows Einstein’s famous e
equals mc-squared equation even if we
can’t really explain it we just know
that it changed the world we live in
do you agree with our choices what other
scientific geniuses should we have added
to this list for more methodical top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
batteries are a good introduction to
science these people took it a little
further welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 influential scientists for
this list we’re focusing on people who
had a lasting or significant influence
on both science and daily life number 10
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin’s 1859
book On the Origin of Species created a
sensation that still reverberates
throughout the world Darwin’s theory of
evolution outraged many religious
leaders and challenged assumptions about
the world but its principles are now
accepted as fact and borne out by
scientific inquiry modern evolutionary
theory has itself evolved but its roots
are clearly recognizable in Darwin’s
brilliant theory number 9 the Wright
brothers while there may be other
aviation pioneers who also deserve
recognition Orville and Wilbur Wright
are generally hailed as the first to
successfully create a manned flying
machine this accomplishment made
possible the development of the entire
aviation industry the world was made
smaller by the airplane as people and
goods could travel great distances in a
short amount of time world economy
tourism and the defense industry were
never the same number eight Marie Curie
the word radioactivity was conceived by
Marie Curie and her work in that field
is what she is chiefly remembered for as
she created the theory of radioactivity
and developed techniques for isolating
radioactive isotopes the first woman
awarded a Nobel Prize which she won for
both physics and chemistry Curie also
discovered the elements polonium and
radium and help develop the x-ray
number-7 Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison gets all the glory for his
work in electricity and while he was a
good scientist Nikola Tesla was even
more important Tesla’s groundbreaking
work led to the alternating current
electric power system which was crucial
in industrial development a man of many
interests Tesla also made significant
contributions to the field of robotics
nuclear physics ballistics
electromechanical engineering radar
radio theoretical physics and computer
science the men definitely got around
number six Leonardo da Vinci although
more celebrated as an artist Leonardo da
Vinci also had an astounding scientific
mind
for example his Vitruvian Man drawing is
an example of ideal human proportions da
Vinci also made numerous designs few of
which were realized for such items as
flying machines tanks calculators and
plant studies he even created an early
basic theory of what is now called plate
tectonics who knows how science would
have been altered if more of his
scientific work had been published
during his lifetime
number 5 Archimedes the greatest
mathematician of ancient times and one
of the greatest of all time Archimedes
was also a physicist inventor astronomer
and engineer he created the principle by
which the volume of an irregularly
shaped object can be determined which
has had enormous influence down through
the ages some of his designs have been
disproved including one which outlined a
way to set a ship on fire using mirrors
but much of his work stands the test of
time
number four Johannes Gutenberg many of
the scientists on this list spent their
lives devoted to scientific exploration
Johannes Gutenberg is here because of
one major invention Gutenberg came up
with the concept of mechanical movable
type printing which in one fell swoop
altered the world of printing and with
it the dissemination of information mass
production of printed material suddenly
became a reality and remained the
biggest advance in communications until
mass media and the
Internet number 3 Isaac Newton the story
of an apple hitting Sir Isaac Newton on
the head and the scientist
all of a sudden discovering the law of
gravity is oversimplified but hey it’s a
good story
Newton’s accomplishments include the
principie ax which many consider the
most influential book in scientific
history and which laid out the famous
three laws of motion modern physics and
engineering Oh him a huge debt of
gratitude number two Aristotle famous
Greek philosopher Aristotle is equally
renowned as a scientist indeed many
consider him history’s first genuine
scientist geology biology physics
medicine psychology and meteorology were
among his many passions although many of
his conclusions do not stand up to
modern science
his efforts laid important groundwork
that influenced scientific belief
through the Renaissance and into the
Enlightenment modern science would not
be where it is today without his early
contributions before we reveal our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
number one Albert Einstein with his
rumpled clothes and whacked-out hair
Albert Einstein may be the most lovable
scientist on our list but he’s number
one because of his accomplishments his
theory of relativity revolutionized the
field of physics and his discovery of
the photoelectric effect led to what we
now know as quantum theory practically
everyone knows Einstein’s famous e
equals mc-squared equation even if we
can’t really explain it we just know
that it changed the world we live in
do you agree with our choices what other
scientific geniuses should we have added
to this list for more methodical top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
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