History of Physics
What is the history of Physics?
Physics is the study of natural events that occur around the world. Physics has been recorded in history as early as 300 BC. We are going to investigate the stories of the people that influenced physics . The roots of physics are the physicists that investigate their questions about the world around them . The trunk of the tree is the subject of physics. Within physics there are two main branches of study, classical physics and modern/quantum physics. The leaves of the branches are individual topics of student. The tree is by no means complete! Use this tree as a launching place for areas of interest!
Link to: Physicist Per Student Worksheet
Below are the notes for physicists through the ages:
Nuclear Energy Project WKST
Nuclear and Quantum Energy Presentation Slides
- Project Physicist Caricature and Historical Fiction Story Handout & Requirements
- History of Physics PowerPoint
- Cartooning Galileo Packet
- Find Your Physicist Drawing Packet
- Drawing Emotion in the Physicist Packet
- Physicist Gallery Walk WKST
- What am I doing for the Project Checklist
- Physicist Historical Fiction Packet
Use these websites to search and find out information, pictures and history about the physicist
Physicists by country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Physicists_by_nationality
Nobel Physics Prizes by country: http://chartsbin.com/view/5ex
Physicists by area of study: http://www.aip.org/history/links.html
Women physicists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women_physicists
Biography: http://www.biography.com/search?query=physicist
Famous Female Scientist: http://famousfemalescientists.com/
Scientist by Every Country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Scientists_by_nationality
List of Physicist Names:
Brian Greene
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Stephen Hawking
Galileo Galilei
Robert Hooke
Marie Curie
Christian Huygens
Benjamin Franklin
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
James Watt
André-Marie Ampère
Maestro Maxwell
Georg Ohm
Michael Faraday
Lord William Thomson Kelvin
Heinrich Hertz
Lord Ernest Rutherford
Nikola Tesla
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Blaise Pascal
Christian Doppler
James Prescott Joule
Albert Michelson
Hendrick Lorentz
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