In 1846 Vienna, childbed fever ran rampant causing death among many pregnant patients. Consequently, Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis began an experiment where his doctors washed their hands resulting in a decrease of patient death thus leading to Germ Theory.
Through his calculated cross breeding studies of garden peas, Mendel discovered a pattern of dominant and recessive traits which lead to groundbreaking advances in the field of genetics.
With his construction of his own microscope, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered microorganisms, namely the protozoa, which are single celled pond organisms. Because of his work, he is considered the first microbiologist.
Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin lead to the successful extraction and testing of penicillin on mice injected with streptococci. These tests gave birth to the first antibiotic which became a life saving cure for a variety of diseases.
Scientist are smart but did you know that they used radio waves to find a black whole four times bigger than the sun on the other side of the Milky Way. Cool!
William Herschel was a classical trained musician who changed to astronomy to study the stars. He became the greatest telescope maker of his time and discovered that the Milky Way is full of stars.
Get up close to the action and check out some of the most intense moments from the RoboGames 2011 heavyweight combat event. It's a good thing this glass is bulletproof!
Over two days the Science Channel filmed a time lapse of the setup at Punkin Chunkin all unfolding for you in about 90 seconds. Sit back, relax and check out these mega machines!