Unit 3 - Lesson 1: 16B

B. Read the information, guess the great scientists from part A and write their names.

1) Name: Isaac Newton.

Nationality: English.

Lived: 1642–1727.

This scientist discovered three laws of classical mechanics, which are named after him.

This scientist discovered the law of universal gravitation.

2) Name: Thomas Edison

Nationality: American.

Lived: 1847–1931.

This scientist invented the phonograph and light bulb.

This scientist earned patents for over 1000 inventions.

3) Name: Archimedes

Nationality: Greek.

Lived: 287 BC—212 BC.

This scientist discovered the formula for the volume of a sphere.

This scientist is considered to be the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one of the

greatest of a I! time.

4) Name: Leonardo da Vinchi

Nationality: Italian.

Lived: 1452–1519.

His detailed drawings of the human anatomy are famous.

This scientist designed prototypes of the helicopter, glider, and military tank.

5) Name: Galileo Galilei

Nationality: Italian.

Lived: 1564–1642.

This scientist believed that the Earth goes round the Sun.

This scientist constructed the first astronomical telescope, and observed four of Jupiter's moons.