 French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Descartes' methodology was a major influence in the transition from medieval science and philosophy to the modern era. Notorious for his famous phrase, "Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am). In 1664, while still a student, Newton studied both the mathematics and the physics of Descartes and was influenced by his approach through experiment. |
The waitress inquires, "Would you like fries with that? " Descartes says, "I think not," ...and instantly disappears..
 One of the founders of the quantum theory, he is best known for his uncertainty principle, which states that it is impossible to determine with high accuracy both the position and momentum of a subatomic particle like the electron. |
Heisenberg is out for a drive when he's stopped by a traffic cop. The cop says, "Do you know how fast you were going?"
Heisenberg says, "No, but I know where I am."
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If it wasn't for Thomas Alva Edison, we'd all be watching TV to the light of a candle.
 In 1687 Newton summarized his discoveries in terrestrial and celestial mechanics in his (mathematical principles of natural philosophy), one of the greatest milestones in the history of science. In it he showed how his principle of universal gravitation provided an explanation both of falling bodies on the earth and of the motions of planets, comets, and other bodies in the heavens. The first part of the Principia is devoted to dynamics and includes Newton's three famous laws of motion; the second part to fluid motion and other topics; and the third part to the explanation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion. |
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Issac Newton1: Chickens at rest tend to stay at rest. Chickens in motion tend to cross the road.
Issac Newton2: It was pushed on the road.
Issac Newton3: It was pushed on the road by another chicken, which went away from the road.
Issac Newton4: It was attracted to a chicken on the other side of the road.
 Developed the modern atomic model about atoms built up of sucessive orbital shells of electrons. He won the 1922 Nobel Prize for physics, chiefly for his work on the structure of atoms. |
Q: What happens when electrons lose their energy?
A: They get Bohr'ed.