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Key Figures in the History of Science: From Astronomy and Biology to Genetics and Medicine, Quizzes of Biology

Monmouth University Biology

Definitions and brief histories of 35 influential figures in various scientific fields, including astronomy, biology, genetics, and medicine. From ptolemy, the father of astronomy, to edward lorenz, the pioneer of the chaos theory, this list covers key discoveries and theories that shaped the scientific world. These figures include aristotle, the father of biology, erasmus, the translator of famous works, and william harvey, who proposed the first correct theory of circulation.

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TERM 1

Ptolemy

DEFINITION 1

Father of Astronomy.

TERM 2

Aristotle

DEFINITION 2

Father of Biology.

TERM 3

Erasmus

DEFINITION 3

Translated and transcribed famous works by Aristotle and

others.

TERM 4

William Harvey

DEFINITION 4

Proposed the first correct theory of circulation.

TERM 5

Francesco Redi

DEFINITION 5

First to refute the theory of spontaneous generation with his

famous experiment involving jars of meat.

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Ptolemy

Father of Astronomy.

TERM 2

Aristotle

DEFINITION 2

Father of Biology.

TERM 3

Erasmus

DEFINITION 3

Translated and transcribed famous works by Aristotle and

others.

TERM 4

William Harvey

DEFINITION 4

Proposed the first correct theory of circulation.

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Ptolemy

Father of Astronomy.

TERM 2

Aristotle

DEFINITION 2

Father of Biology.

TERM 3

Erasmus

DEFINITION 3

Translated and transcribed famous works by Aristotle and

others.

TERM 4

William Harvey

DEFINITION 4

Proposed the first correct theory of circulation.

TERM 5

Francesco Redi

DEFINITION 5

First to refute the theory of spontaneous generation with his

famous experiment involving jars of meat.

Leeuwenhoek

Father of Microbiology, the first to view and describe single-

celled organisms.

TERM 7

Linnaeus

DEFINITION 7

Father of Taxonomy and Ecology; created binomial

nomenclature.

TERM 8

Lamarck

DEFINITION 8

Proposed the theory of acquired traits.

TERM 9

Cuvier

DEFINITION 9

Directly opposed the theories of Lamarck and was the first to

prove evolution as a fact. He was a strong supporter of

catastrophism.

TERM 10

Von Baer

DEFINITION 10

Father of Embryology; discovered the blastula stage of

development.

Pasteur

Created the first vaccine for rabies and studied the germ

theory of disease. Also invented pasteurization.

TERM 17

Mendel

DEFINITION 17

Father of genetics.

TERM 18

Koch

DEFINITION 18

Considered to be one of the founders of microbiology and

identified many important bacteria.

TERM 19

Sutton

DEFINITION 19

Applied the Mendelian law of inheritance to chromosomes of

living organisms.

TERM 20

Landsteiner

DEFINITION 20

Discovered the polio virus and created the classification of

blood groups.

Pavlov

First described classical conditioning.

TERM 22

T. H. Morgan

DEFINITION 22

Discovered that genes are carried on chromosomes (studied

fruit flies).

TERM 23

Banting &

Best

DEFINITION 23