10 Physicist and Their Contributions
1. Albert Einstein - equivalence of mass and energy otherwise simply, E=mc2
2. Sir Isaac Newton - developed theories of gravitation and mechanics, and invented differential calculus
3. Count Alessandro Volta - pioneer in study of electricity, invented the first electric battery
4. Andre Marie Ampere - father of electrodynomics
5. Amadeo Avogadro - developed hypothesis that all gases at same volume, pressure, and temperature contain the same number of atoms
6. James Prescott Joule - discovered mechanical equivalent of heat
7. Johann Balmer - developed empirical formula to describe hydrogen spectrum
8. Josef Stefan - studied blackbody radiation
9. Nikola Tesla - created alternating current
10. William Gilbert - hypothesized that Earth is a giant magnet