高中英语：unit 1 great scientists warming up and reading1 课件人教版必修5（共26张ppt）.pptVIP

Scientists: Do you know? 1. Who discovered that objects in water are lifted up by a force that helps them float? Do you know? Do you know? Thomas Newcomen, British (1663--1729) He improved the first steam pump built by Thomas Savery in 1698 and turned it into a steam engine for taking water out of mines in 1712. James Watt improved it still further in the 1770s Do you know? Gregor Mendel, Czech (1822- 1884) He grew pea plants and developed ideas on heredity(遗传学) and inherited (继承,承传) characteristics. Between1856-- 1863 he grew 28,000 pea plants. Do you know? Do you know? Sir Humphry Dav