Category: Physics Scientists

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb is best known for what now is known as the Coulomb’s law, which explains the electrostatic attraction and repulsion. He formulated this law to study the law of electrostatic repulsion put forward by the English scientist Joseph Priestley. He also extensively worked on the friction of machinery, the elasticity of metal and…

Isaac Newton’s discoveries created a launchpad for future developments in science. His most noteworthy innovations were as follows: Newton’s three laws of motion set the foundation for modern classical mechanics. The discovery of gravitational force gave us the ability to predict the movement of heavenly bodies. His discovery of the calculus gave us a potent mathematical…

James Chadwick, a British physicist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1935 for his discovery of the neutron. Bombarding elements with neutron can result in the penetration and splitting of nuclei generating an enormous amount of energy. This way, Chadwick’s findings were pivotal to the discovery of nuclear fission and ultimately, the development of the…

John Dalton’s major contribution was his theory on atoms which consists of five parts as follows: Atoms are made of tiny particles known as atoms Atoms are indivisible and indestructible Atoms of a given element are identical in size, mass, and chemical properties In a chemical reaction, atoms separate, combine and rearrange Dalton made a…

Ernest Rutherford, a Zealand chemist is regarded as the “father of nuclear physics.” He was the first to propose that an atom comprises a small charged nucleus surrounded by empty space and are circled by tiny electrons which later, became known as the Rutherford model. He is credited with the discovery of protons and hypothesized…

J.J Thomson, an English physicist and a Nobel Laureate in Physics, is credited and honoured with the discovery of the electron, which was the first subatomic particles to be discovered. Thomson managed to show that cathode rays were composed of previously unknown negatively charged particles (electrons), which he calculated and inferred might have smaller bodies…

Albert Einstein Photon, also known as light quantum, is a tiny energy packet of electromagnetic radiation. This concept originated in Albert Einstein’s explanation of the photoelectric effect, in which he proposed the existence of discrete energy packets during the transmission of light. Albert Einstein was best known for his General and Special theory of relativity and the…