Sunday, August 15, 2010

What i learned about ...

Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was a man of many accomplishments. While he was alive he had done a lot of things but what I like most about Newton is that he didn’t do well in school during his younger years. It looked like he wouldn’t get anywhere in life, but he went on to perfect calculus, which we consider very important arithmetic today. Newton’s situation taught ne that you can always make a change.

Galileo
Galileo demonstrated that planets only appear as lights in the sky simply because they reflected the light of the sun. From this information Galileo developed the heliocentric view of the universe. Galileo was a devout Christian, so when the Roman Catholic Church told him to stop his studying of this system he agreed, but he kept doing his research in private. His situation aught me o never give up your beliefs when you know they are right.

The Engine
The first engines where used to make simple tasks. Engines were used to for many things, from pumping water from coal mines, the first locomotives, and even for a toy at one point. There is no single inventor who receives full recognition for the engine because there were so many contributors. This just goes to show that the more contributors you have the more the product advances.

1 comment:

  1. Antonio, good job. Newton's example of being lazy and stupid in his early years but going on to perfect calculus is both inspiring and amazing. It is certainly something that everyone can learn from and something that you should try to remember everyday. :)
    -JavierR

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