Question

Who is attributed with coming up with the most influential scientific innovation of the 18th and 19th centuries

Answer 1

Answer:

James Watt

Explanation:

James Watt is a Scottish inventor and innovator, lived between January 1736 and August 1819, as a mechanical engineer and a chemist, he worked on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776.

The innovation was intrumental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Great Britain, his native country, and the rest of the world.

Therefore, he is credited with the most influential scientific innovation of the 18th and 19th centuries, due to his development of a steam engine that was efficient enough to power any machine during the period.

He is also credited for the development of concept of horsepower and the SI unit of power, the watt, which was named after him.

Answer 2

The physical, natural and human sciences experienced the same impulse as technique and industry. In physics, experiences were made with light and electricity. In 1903 Ernest Rutherford discovered the radioactive elements and years later he devised a model of the atom. In 1895, Guillermo Róngten discovered X-rays.

In 1905, Alberto Einstein based on his mathematical studies revolutionized the conception of the cosmos with his Theory of Relativity, starting point of new investigations. This discovery meant a huge advance in science, comparable to those made by Copernicus, Kepler and Newton.