Great Scientists: Their Lives and Contributions

By Lee Kheng Chooi

The book describes the lives and contributions of the Great Scientists. The great scientists have contributed immensely towards the advancement of science and human lives. This includes many new inventions and new discoveries. The world is eternally indebted to the great scientist for the wealth of their creative thoughts and human endeavours.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Release date: Mar 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781543757620

Lee Kheng Chooi

Lee Kheng Chooi was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1962. He studied at the University of Science of Malaysia and graduated in 1987. He worked at Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd from 1990 to 2019 as a Senior Principal Engineer. He is married to Cheah Lay Ching and has one daughter, Chloe Lee Rui Xuan who is now studying at Raffles Institution under Ministry of Education scholarship.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Isaac Newton

CHAPTER 2 Michael Faraday

CHAPTER 3 Albert Einstein

CHAPTER 4 Paul Dirac

CHAPTER 5 Richard Feynman

CHAPTER 6 Albert A. Michelson

CHAPTER 7 Werner Heisenberg

CHAPTER 8 Ernest Rutherford

Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

Many of us think of scientists as men and women in white lab coats looking through a microscope. The truth is that the lab coat only made its first appearance in the 1800s; therefore, Isaac Newton, born in 1600, most likely did not don one.

You are probably familiar with things like refrigerators, electric motors, Li-on batteries, and radio receivers, but do you know the great scientists behind these inventions that we enjoy in our modern world?

In this book, we will explore some of the greatest scientists, giving you an insight into their lives and contributions to the world. Perhaps reading this book will inspire you in your self-discovery or simply give you a deeper appreciation for the scientists who have made our world a better place with their contributions.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. -Isaac Asimov

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CHAPTER 1

ISAAC NEWTON

I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people. -Isaac Newton

4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727

Early life

Sir Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe,