Illustrated World Biographical Encyclopedia -- Scientists: Scientists

Author: Fu Tuoer
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Scientists explore the cause-and-effect relationships of things, striving to explain and utilize them. They do so out of curiosity, admiration for the beauty of nature, and the inherent human drive to solve mysteries. The desire to understand the mysteries of nature compels them to abandon personal interests and concerns about daily life, enduring hardships and others' misunderstandings. The destinies of these discoverers of natural laws are dramatic and instructive. Their achievements were often not recognized at the time, and it was usually the next generation that appreciated the significance of their work. Their forgotten inventions were rediscovered long after. Even, sometimes, there is still controversy over who the actual discoverer of a certain law was. Of course, scientists are human too, and like us, they have their own desires, competitiveness, and stubbornness. Below, let's review the history of the discovery of the most important natural laws and learn about the destinies of these discoverers.