Famous People with Dyslexia ~ Scientists
Albert
Einstein (1879 – 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist widely
considered one of the greatest physicists of all time. While best known
for the theory of relativity (and specifically mass-energy equivalence,
E=mc2), he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his 1905 explanation
of the photoelectric effect and "for his services to Theoretical
Physics". He was known for many scientific investigations, among
which were: his special theory of relativity which stemmed from an attempt
to reconcile the laws of mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic
field, his general theory of relativity which extended the principle of
relativity to include gravitation, relativistic cosmology, capillary action,
critical opalescence, classical problems of statistical mechanics and
problems in which they were merged with quantum theory, leading to an
explanation of the Brownian movement of molecules; atomic transition probabilities,
the probabilistic interpretation of quantum theory, the quantum theory
of a monatomic gas, the thermal properties of light with a low radiation
density which laid the foundation of the photon theory of light, the theory
of radiation, including stimulated emission; the construction of a unified
field theory, and the geometrization of physics.
Alexander Graham Bell (1847 – 1922) was a Scottish scientist and
inventor who emigrated to Canada and later the United States. Today, Bell
is widely considered as one of the foremost developers of the telephone,
together with Antonio Meucci – inventor of the first telephone prototype
– and Philipp Reis. In addition to Bell's work in telecommunications technology,
he was responsible for important advances in aviation and hydrofoil technology.
Much of his later work was done in Canada.
Galileo
Galilei (1564
– 1642) was an Italian
physicist, astronomer,
and philosopher who is
closely associated with the scientific
revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope,
a variety of astronomical observations, and effective support for
Copernicanism. According
to Stephen Hawking, Galileo
probably contributed more to the creation of the modern natural sciences
than anybody else. He is often referred to as the "father
of modern astronomy,"
as the "father of modern physics",
and as the "father of science".
The work of Galileo is considered to be a significant break from that
of Aristotle. The motion
of uniformly accelerated objects, treated in nearly all high school
and introductory college physics courses, was studied by Galileo as
the subject of kinematics.
Thomas
Alva Edison (1847
– 1931) was an American
inventor and businessman
who developed many devices which greatly influenced life worldwide
into the 21st century.
Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo
Park" by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first
inventors to apply the principles of mass
production to the process of invention,
and can therefore be credited with the creation of the first industrial
research laboratory. Some
of the inventions attributed to him were not completely original but
amounted to improvements of earlier inventions or were actually created
by numerous employees working under his direction. Nevertheless, Edison
is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding
1,097 U.S. patents
in his name, as well as many patents in the United
Kingdom, France,
and Germany. He lived to
the age of 84.