INFERNO
June 30th, 2009, 05:04 AM
As the title says, what are yours? If you don't have 15, then just write as many as you have. If you have over 15, then I'll set a maximum of 20 just so we don't go too wild. They can be in a certain order or in no specific order but please specify which one. You don't have to give immense detail, just the name(s) and what the discovery was. Since some scientists may have made more than one, only list that one person once with all the discoveries they did that you consider are the greatest. If multiple scientists contributed to similar discoveries, then just put all them with their similar discoveries under the same number. Also, please state why you think they're the best and don't simply list them without any explanation. This is about seeing who people put and why they put them.
I have my list in the works but so far it is in random order:
1) Louis Pasteur & Koch for their contributions to the germ theory as it has revolutionized modern medicine. Pasteur also helped combat syphillis, which helped eliminate paresis.
2) Jacques Bertillion for giving what is now the WHO's ICD (ICD-10 is the current version) as being an internationally-recognized book for diseases and health-related problems.
3) Dmitri Mendeleev for creating the periodic table of elements that is used today.
4) Euclid of Alexandria for publishing his book, "Elements", which lead to a title that speaks for itself, the father of geometry (and to some, the father of mathematics). The ancient Egyptians and prior groups used mathematics but Euclid of Alexandria is the one I know of who is credited with it.
5) Gregor Mendel for his work on revolutionizing genetics and founding mendelian genetics.
6) Hippocrates ("father of medicine"), Abulcasis ("father of surgery"), Avenzoar ("father of experimental surgery"), Rhazes ("father of pediatrics") and Ibn al-Nafis ("father of circulatory physiology). Galen and Aristotle also helped pave the way for medicine. Hippocrates, Galen and Aristotle also dabbled in psychiatry and psychology.
7) Alan Turing for inventing the Turing machine and George Stibitz for creating the first digital calculator.
8) Einstein and Galileo for pretty obvious reasons (I'll give the explanation tomorrow, too tired now:lol:).
So, what are yours?
I have my list in the works but so far it is in random order:
1) Louis Pasteur & Koch for their contributions to the germ theory as it has revolutionized modern medicine. Pasteur also helped combat syphillis, which helped eliminate paresis.
2) Jacques Bertillion for giving what is now the WHO's ICD (ICD-10 is the current version) as being an internationally-recognized book for diseases and health-related problems.
3) Dmitri Mendeleev for creating the periodic table of elements that is used today.
4) Euclid of Alexandria for publishing his book, "Elements", which lead to a title that speaks for itself, the father of geometry (and to some, the father of mathematics). The ancient Egyptians and prior groups used mathematics but Euclid of Alexandria is the one I know of who is credited with it.
5) Gregor Mendel for his work on revolutionizing genetics and founding mendelian genetics.
6) Hippocrates ("father of medicine"), Abulcasis ("father of surgery"), Avenzoar ("father of experimental surgery"), Rhazes ("father of pediatrics") and Ibn al-Nafis ("father of circulatory physiology). Galen and Aristotle also helped pave the way for medicine. Hippocrates, Galen and Aristotle also dabbled in psychiatry and psychology.
7) Alan Turing for inventing the Turing machine and George Stibitz for creating the first digital calculator.
8) Einstein and Galileo for pretty obvious reasons (I'll give the explanation tomorrow, too tired now:lol:).
So, what are yours?