Five Important Scientific Discoveries
What does Science really mean? Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena. The term science also refers to the organized body of knowledge people have gained using that system. Less formally, the word science often describes any systematic field of study or the knowledge gained from it. (Science Made Simple, Inc., 2006). Since in the beginning of time, we have conducted experiments whether we knew it or not and have come to conclusions about certain situation and why things are the way they are. Science had impacted the life of humans and there very lifestyle and is evident everywhere in every aspect of it. Till date, science is making more and more discoveries that promotes development and saves lives. But without the past scientific discoveries which acts as a foundation, that has been tremendously built on, science will not have reach the heights, it is reaching in these contemporary times in medicine, beauty products and the many home interventions. Five major imperative scientific discoveries that have been made are electricity, vaccination, computers, motor vehicles and the telephone. Electricity was not discovered by one scientist, but by various scientists who built on the knowledge they have of it. These were scientist such as Benjamin Franklin, Alessandro Volta, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity with his famous kite-flying experiments in 1752. Alessandro Volta, an Italian scientist in 1800 soaked paper in salt water, placed zinc and copper on opposite sides of the paper, and watched the chemical reaction produce an electric current. He created the first electric cell. By connecting many of these cells together and create a battery. Michael Faraday an English scientist was the first one to realize that an electric current could be produced by passing a magnet through a copper wire. Thomas
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