2006-07-08 09:28:27 · 10 answers · asked by angel j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
isaac newton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton
this is not an astronomy question, tho
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy
2006-07-08 09:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by warm soapy water 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you were to ask a Brit this question he would reply all are more famous then anyone else's. Britian has a long list of "great" scientists (Boyle, Hooke, Cavendish, Rayleigh, Newton, Maxwell, Rutherford, Thomson, Chadwick, Dirac, Turing, Watson, Kelvin, Bragg, Joule, Watts)
2006-07-08 09:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by pwrtool 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion it should be Isaac Newton, but sadly few people today who have not studied physics appreciate how absolutely crucial his contributions to science really are. Newton's F=MA should be far more famous than Einstein's E=MC^2. Absolutely everything we all do every day is described by F=MA. Want to know how much power you need to go from 0 to 60? F=MA. Want to know how hard to throw a baseball? F=MA. Want to know how to fly a rocket to the Moon? F=MA. But only nuclear scientists need E=MC^2
2006-07-08 10:17:12 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cavendish, Henry
2006-07-08 09:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by csasanks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My vote is for Isaac Newton.
He's the greatest, if not the most famous, English scientist.
2006-07-08 09:43:59 · answer #5 · answered by genericman1998 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps not as famous as Darwin but more deserving: Isaac Newton.
2006-07-08 09:35:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eddington
2006-07-08 09:34:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately Stephen Hawking... who is still alive
2006-07-08 09:32:36 · answer #8 · answered by Pete S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on a pure fame basis, easy
Darwin
2006-07-08 09:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by Epidavros 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stephen hawking
2006-07-08 09:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by George_Orwin_Jr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋