Science has been a driving force behind the evolution of the modern world. British scientists have made immense contribution to the different fields including physics and biology.
Isaac Newton is considered by many to be one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution. He developed the theory of colour, studied the speed of sound and formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation (published in 1687), which dominated scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries.
The main discoveries of Michael Faraday (1791 -1867) include those of electromagnetic induction and electrolysis.
Charles Darwin introduced his revolutionary theory of evolution in his book 'On the Origin of Species' published in 1859. It changed the way the world look at the creation of life.
Many English inventors of the present and of the past literally changed our world.
Steam engine constructed by a Scottish inventor and engineer James Watt (1736 - 1819) was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.
The first mechanical computer created by a mathematician and philosopher Charles Babbage (1791-1871) eventually led to more complex designs.
But the computer we know today would not be possible without a pioneering British computer scientist Alan Turing. During the Second World War this mathematician and his team were successful in deciphering the German coding machine 'Enigma'.
If Babbage is considered by some to be a «father of the computer», Turing is widely declared to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
And the author of undoubtedly one of the most revolutionary inventions of the 20th century - the World Wide Web (WWW), - is another British Computer Scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee (born in 1955). In 2004, Berners-Lee was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his pioneering work.
Some of the discoveries and invention of these scientists have inspired some people to take up science as a career. The list of British scientist and their contribution towards science is a long one and embraces several centuries up to modern days.
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1. I like sport. It plays a great role in my activities. Most of all I like to play basketball. I am a very good player and often take part in different sport competitions. Sometimes we win them but sometimes we lose. Я люблю спорт. Он играет большую роль в моей деятельности. Больше всего я люблю играть в баскетбол. Я очень хороший игрок и часто принимаю участие в различных спортивных соревнованиях. Иногда мы побеждаем,но иногда мы проигрываем.
2. Many people keen in sport because it makes us healthy and be fit. Многие люди увлекаются спортом, потому что он делает нас здоровыми и быть в хорошей форме.
3. During you play any sport game you are active and it helps you to burn many calories. Когда вы играете в любые спортивные игры, вы активны, и это вам сжигать больше калорий.
4. In our country people are fond of skating and skiing, they also keen in athletics and football. Many people like to play volleyball, basketball and hockey. - В нашей стране люди любят кататься на коньках и лыжах, они также увлекаются легкой атлетикой и футболом. Многие люди любят играть в волейбол, баскетбол и хоккей.
5. I like playing basketball most of all.- Мне нравится играть в баскетбол больше всего.
6. And I am a basketball fan too. - Я баскетбольный болельщик (фанат).
7. I enjoy watching matches on TV and at the stadium. I have been to the stadium twice.It was great. - Мне очень нравится смотреть матчи по телевизору и на стадионе. Я был на стадионе в два раза. Это было здорово.