What great things happened because of this person's curiosity?
Tell the name of your person and talk about his/her accomplishments. Be sure to mention the area about which this person was curious.
2006-11-07 12:26:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Thomas Edison - would test over and over and over...and find 100 things that did not work.....think of the light bulb..and I think you will see the light!.....along with about a thousand other things called inventions!
2006-11-07 12:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by May I help You? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaac Newton
The Three Newton Laws of Motion:
"Newton's first law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force. This is normally taken as the definition of inertia. The key point here is that if there is no net force acting on an object (if all the external forces cancel each other out) then the object will maintain a constant velocity. If that velocity is zero, then the object remains at rest. If an external force is applied, the velocity will change because of the force.
The second law explains how the velocity of an object changes when it is subjected to an external force. The law defines a force to be equal to change in momentum (mass times velocity) per change in time. Newton also developed the calculus of mathematics, and the "changes" expressed in the second law are most accurately defined in differential forms. (Calculus can also be used to determine the velocity and location variations experienced by an object subjected to an external force.) For an object with a constant mass m, the second law states that the force F is the product of an object's mass and its acceleration a:
F = m * a
For an external applied force, the change in velocity depends on the mass of the object. A force will cause a change in velocity; and likewise, a change in velocity will generate a force. The equation works both ways.
The third law states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. In other words, if object A exerts a force on object B, then object B also exerts an equal force on object A. Notice that the forces are exerted on different objects. The third law can be used to explain the generation of lift by a wing and the production of thrust by a jet engine."
Curious about physics.
2006-11-07 12:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by lightsaber_tech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Edison...eletricity
Newton...The physical laws on Earth
Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights
2006-11-07 12:29:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Edison Was extremely curious and many world changing discoveries including Harnessing electricity and the light bulb.
2006-11-07 12:30:40 · answer #4 · answered by Agnon L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benjamin Franklin - we learned more about electricity, devised methods of home heating (the Franklin stove), America's first postal service, volunteer fire department, signer of the Declaration of Independence, ...a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist.
2006-11-07 12:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by Shaula 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ben Franklin also discovered the Atlantic Gulf stream. He made several transAtlantic trips, and was always curious why it took longer going west than east.
2006-11-07 12:44:49 · answer #6 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Edison; Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,097 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
2006-11-07 12:35:24 · answer #7 · answered by faceman06@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Washington Carver.. he experimented with peanuts a lot and invented peanut butter
2006-11-07 12:31:23 · answer #8 · answered by Brittney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaac Newton was also a genious
2006-11-07 12:30:08 · answer #9 · answered by el loco de la p4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋