Book5Unit1GreatscientistsArchimedes,AncientGreek(287-212BC),amathematician
CharlesDarwin,Britain(1808-1882)
ThenameofthebookisOriginofSpecies
ThomasSavery(1650-1715)wasanEnglishmilitaryengineerandinventor
ThomasNewcomen(1663-1729)wasanEnglishblacksmith,whoinventedtheatmosphericsteamengine,animprovementoverThomasSavery'spreviousdesign
JamesWatt(1736-1819)wasaScottishinventorandmechanicalengineer,whowasrenownedforhisimprovementsofthesteamengine
Newcomen’ssteamengineGregorMendel,Czech,abotanistandgeneticist
MarieCurie,PolishandFrench,achemistandphysicist
Shediscoveredradium
ThomasEdison,American,aninventor
Heinventedthelightsandthegramophone
MonaLisaLeonardodaVinci,Italian,anartist
SirHumphryDavy,British,aninventorandchemist
ZhangHeng,ancientChina,aninventor
StephenHawking,British,aphysicist