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Famous Mathematicians
Godel:
He gave the world the incompleteness proof.
Galois:
He gave us a new way at looking at the solvability of equations.
Gelfand:
Fine Russian Mathematician. His books are a delight to read.
Famous Scientists and their contributions
1. Gallileo: Discovery that different objects thrown from the same
height will reach the ground at the same time.
This observation is highly counter-intuitive. Most poeple would
reason that the heavier object falls to the ground earlier. This
observation is incorrect. The heavier object falls with greater
force, but doesn't fall earlier.
2. Isacc Newton: Discovery that the force that attracts an apple to
the ground is the same one that causes planets to orbit the sun. This
observation is not obvious - one is celestial while the other is a
common everyday occurence.
3. Albert Einstein: Discovery that nothing can travel faster than the
speed of light. Again, most people would equate their everyday
experience about jumping off
moving trains and conclude that a light beam emitted from a rocket
would travel faster than one emitted from the ground. But, Einstein
observed that light is an
electromagnetic phenomena - a moving electric field causes a moving
magnetic field which in turn causes a moving electric field. This
process is self-sustaining and
doesn't need any outside help (like a moving train) to keep it going.
Famous Mathematicians
Godel:
He gave the world the incompleteness proof.
Galois:
He gave us a new way at looking at the solvability of equations.
Gelfand:
Fine Russian Mathematician. His books are a delight to read.

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