Aristotle was the first naturalist scientist. He studied and wrote about many different things, including physics, metaphysics, logic, zoology, biology, physics and music.

Copernicus was the first to understand that the earth was not the center of the universe and that the planets revolved around the sun.

Albert Einstein may will be the most famous scientist of all time.

Fibonacci was a mathematician who introduced the decimal numbering system to Europe.

Hermann von Helmholtz was a 19th century scientist who accomplished much in the study of acoustics.

Johannes Kepler studied the planetary orbits in the 16th century, concluding, among other things, that their orbits were elliptical.

Sir Isaac Newton made enormous contributions to science in several different fields.

The physicist, Max Planck, studied black body radiation and developed theories in the fields of quantum mechanics and wave mechanics.

Ptolemy was an early scientist who developed a model of the universe with the earth at the center.

Pythagoras was one of the earliest mathematicians. More than 500 BC, he discovered musical harmonics.

Thomas Young was a brilliant scientist who was knowledgeable in all areas of science, including medicine and linguistics.