Those Who Establish Greatness: The Founding Fathers and Mothers of Physics and Astronomy

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The great scientific minds that create, invent and better existing theories and ideas are known as the fathers, mothers, or founders of a specific entity. This book explores the lives, history and great contributions of those known as the fathers and mothers of physics and astronomy. Included are Isaac Newton, the father of classical mechanics, Thomas Edison, one of the fathers of electricity, Nicolas Copernicus, the father of astronomy, Marie Curie, the mother of nuclear science, plus more.

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