WHODUNIT MYSTERY # 12

This scientist was born in Boston in 1706.  He could be called America’s first meteorological scientist.  He kept a journal and recorded his observations about the weather.  He once rode a horse through a storm and chased a whirlwind almost a mile in order to learn more about storms.  What is the name of this scientist?

Hint:

This scientist was an inventor, statesman, printer, and philosopher.

This scientist was born in Scotland in 1847.  He discovered that human speech could be transmitted over a wire.  On March 10, 1876, he was working in his lab.  He accidently spilled acid on his clothes and shouted, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”  Watson heard this now famous sentence in another room through the speaker of what this scientist called the electric speaking telegraph.  What is the name of this scientist?

This scientist developed his first invention, the wheat husker, at the age of 14.

WHODUNIT MYSTERY #10

This scientist was often seen driving her chariot through Alexandria, Egypt.  She studied mathematics, astronomy, and natural science with her father.  Later, she was appointed as the head of the University of Alexandria and taught mathematics and philosophy.  This scientist wrote many books about math and even invented several scientific instruments.  She became caught up in a local political feud, leading many people to become angry with her.  She was murdered and her bones scattered in the streets of Alexandria.  Her writings were destroyed, yet she is one of the most well- known women scientist in history.  What is the name of this scientist?

Hint #1: This scientist lived during the late 4^th and early 5^th centuries.

       If you ever shot marbles, you know that when one marble hits another marble, the motion of both marbles change. The first marble slows down and may change direction, so its momentum decreases. The other marble starts moving, so its momentum increases. During the collision, the momentum lost by the first marble was gained by the other marble. The total momentum of the two marbles was the same just before and just after the collision. Momentum can be explained by the Principle formulated by this scientist. What is the name of this scientist?

Hint: This scientist was an English mathematician and physicist who lived from 1648 to 1727. 

WHODUNIT MYSTERY # 8

This scientist was the first person to see cells with the aid of an early compound microscope.  He looked at a slice of cork and saw small, empty, box-like structures.  He thought the box shapes resembled cells, or rooms, monks used for sleeping.  He decided to name the structures cells.   What is the name of this scientist?

Hint #1: This scientist is considered one of the greatest experimental scientists of the 17^th century.

This scientist was always thinking about why things happen.  One day he was sitting in his garden.  While there, he saw an apple fall from a tree.  He wondered, “Why did the apple fall down? Why didn’t it fall up?”  He decided it was because of some force, a power, or energy.  It took the scientist many years before he could explain the force.  What is the name of this scientist?

Hint #1: This scientist was an English mathematician and physicist who lived from 1642 to 1727.