Our lives have benefited immensely from the scientific evolution over the years. This book provides an overview of the lives of three great scientists, Newton, Faraday and Einstein, who made the most significant contributions to physics.Newton and Faraday laid the foundation of Newtonian mechanics and electro-magnetic theory, respectively, that constituted the two greatest contributions to classical physics. Newton elucidated the motion of celestial bodies with the three laws of motion, while Faraday researched electro-magnetic phenomena and discovered electro-magnetic induction, magneto-optical effect, etc.Furthermore, Einstein contributed to the foundation of quantum mechanics and relativity theory which comprise the two greatest theories in modern physics. By elucidating photoelectric effect, Einstein proved the correctness of the concept of quantum proposed by Planck which resulted in quantum mechanics being considered as an epoch-making mechanics following Newtonian mechanics. Einstein renovated the concept of time-space and derived the Lorentz transformation supporting relativity principle.This book will take the readers on a journey to understand the progress from classical physics to modern physics.
Contents:
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Isaac Newton:
- Upbringing
- Admission into the University of Cambridge
- Academic Development in the Continent
- Barrow, the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
- Creativity during the Plague
- Successor of Barrow
- Principia
- Emergency at the University
- Life in London
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Michael Faraday:
- Upbringing
- Davy, Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution
- Opening the Doorway to Research
- Oersted's Discovery
- Liquefaction of Chlorine Gas
- Election for Fellow of the Royal Society
- Discovery of Electromagnetic Induction
- Discovery of Laws of Electrochemical Decomposition
- Research on Dielectrics, Light and Magnetism, and Magnetic Substances
- Social Contribution by Faraday
- A Grace-and-Favor House at Hampton Court Offered by Queen Victoria to Faraday and His Wife
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Albert Einstein:
- Upbringing
- Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich: ETH Zurich
- The Patent Office in Bern
- Publication of Three Papers
- Historical Background of the Special Relativistic Theory
- The Special Relativistic Theory
- Consequences of the Special Relativistic Theory
- Research at the University
- The General Relativistic Theory
- Consequence of the General Relativistic Theory
- Verification of Correctness of the General Relativistic Theory
- The Nobel Prize
- The Fifth Solvay Conference
- Princeton
Readership: High school students and undergraduates interested in history of science.
Key Features:
- Presents concrete examples of discoveries by the great scientists
- Includes numerous explanations for the understanding of scientific knowledge and academic terms
- Provides a glimpse of the personalities and lives of the three great scientists, encouraging readers to have dreams and hopes of overcoming adversities
