There’s no denying that scientists have always been very important for humanity because of the great amount of things they have contributed so that we have the society we do at present.
Most of the things we use on a daily basis like electricity wouldn’t exist if it hadn’t been for the dedication of scientists. When compared to other jobs, it’s noticeable how the majority of scientists have stood down from their personal lives in order to help others.
As a matter of fact, there are records of some scientists who had to out up with a lot of persecution but who didn’t give in to pressure to make some amazing discoveries. In an attempt to thank scientists from all over the globe let’s have a look at the list of top 10 scientists of the world.
1) Albert Einstein
If you have a look at the past life of Albert Einstein, you would have never believed that he was not able to speak until he turned three years old and could only learn to read when he was 8 years old.
The same boy was also capable of becoming one of the best scientists in the history of the world. Even when he had to go through a lot in his life, he was able to be awarded a Noble Peace Prize for making amazing contributions to the field of physics with his theory of relativity.
2) Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton is believed to the one of the most important scientists of his days. Similar to Aristotle, Newton was a very knowledgeable man on several fields including mathematics, natural philosophy and physics among other things.
Newton is really famous for making contributions to trying to explain three different laws of motion and the gravitational law. Even when he had a very difficult life, he was able to overcome all obstacles in order to become a great scientist.
3) Galileo Galilei
Even nowadays, Galileo Galilei is thought to have contributed one of the most important things to the world. In spite of the fact that he had to deal with persecution on behalf of the church for his believes, he wasn’t discouraged and continued working on his theory that is useful even at present.
Galilei was a physicist, a philosopher and an astronomer so he was able to create two important laws of motion and a telescope.
4) Charles Robert Darwin
In the fourth position of our list of top 10 scientists of the world we have Charles Darwin even when there are many people who claim that he was a real scientist.
He made amazing contributions related to the origin of man and he travelled a lot throughout the world only to prove that his theory was right.
5) Aristotle
He is world famous because he was one of the most important philosophers of his days. He was a very knowledgeable man on several fields, which is not very common for scientists.
He made contributions to zoology, physics, politics, logic, biology and ethics to name but a few. Even when Aristotle lived centuries ago we can still see how important his contributions were.
6) Thomas Edison
There are not many scientists who have been able to create and patent more than 1000 items just like Thomas Edison did. In some way, very similarly to Einstein, Thomas Edison had some difficulties learning. Amongst some of his best inventions we can mention the light bulb and the phonograph.
7) Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
Volta, who was from Italian descent, was able to contribute to the world of science by creating the electric storage cell.
He was so important that the electric unit that is used to measure electricity, Volt, gets its name for Volta, who made one of the best contributions in the world.
8) Stephen Hawking
Following the death of Albert Einstein people didn’t really think that it was the end of the scientist’s age but apart from the several amazing scientists that lived in the 20th century it’s impossible not to include Stephen Hawking.
He is world famous for two renowned theories namely the Big Bang theory and the Black Hole theory. Apart from that, he has been a professor in the field of mathematics at the University of Cambridge so he continues to contribute.
9) Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur is famous for having contributed to the medical world. Pasteur was the first one to talk about a theory of germs, which is still used and studied in the field of microbiology.
10) Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose is world famous for having contributed to the world with the creation of microwave and radio.
He is the firs Bengali scientist in our list but he has been able to make some outstanding contributions that might, one day, change the world.
The list we have created is only an attempt to let people know who were some of the most important scientists in the world but that doesn’t imply that scientists who don’t appear in the list haven’t contributed to the world.
Since the world as well as technology is constantly advancing, scientists are always making contributions that try to find more affordable and efficient ways to use electricity.
For example, after the Internet appeared, scientists from all over the world have been trying to keep up with the development of the net in order to allow people to access the net in a fast, simple and inexpensive way.