Chronological Order of Famous Physicists · PhysicsBowl 2016 #8
Physics · modern-physics
Problem
In the history of physics, the names Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, James Clerk Maxwell, and Isaac Newton are very recognizable. Which one of the following choices correctly orders these names chronologically by the approximate dates of each person's scientific work (ending with the most recent)?
(A) Copernicus → Galileo → Newton → Maxwell
(B) Copernicus → Galileo → Maxwell → Newton
(C) Galileo → Copernicus → Newton → Maxwell
(D) Galileo → Newton → Copernicus → Maxwell
(E) Newton → Copernicus → Maxwell → Galileo