Formulae are vital to comprehending our lives and evolution. They're often taken for granted and you
might not be conscious of them on a day to day basis, but why are formulae so important and fundamental
to our existence? The one that revolutionised astronomy, r3/T2 = constant (where r is the radius of
orbit and T is time period for one cycle) was created by Johannes Kepler, 1571-1630, who was noted for
the conception and verification of the 3 laws of planetary motion. So what, you could say.
Well, these laws are known as Kepler's Laws, fundamental to the understanding of our solar system.
Yet another vital formula is F=Gm1m2/r2, where F is the force of mass 1 on mass 2, m1 is the mass of
one object, m2 is the mass of another object, G is the gravitational constant and r is the distance
between 2 objects. This formula was created by Sir Isaac Newton, 1642-1727, one of the greatest
scientific intellects of all time. So what, you might say again, well the formula represents the
definition of gravity, critical to our existence on planet earth, which we all just take for granted!
Remember e = mc2, in which energy is put equal to mass, multiplied by the square of the velocity of
light. This showed that very small amounts of mass may be converted into a very large amount of energy
and vice versa. The amazing discovery was that mass and energy were in fact equivalent, according to
the formula, created by Albert Einstein, 1879-1955. A brilliant thinker and the best known scientist
of the 20th century, his general theories of relativity and the particle nature of light changed the
way we look at the world and revolutionised scientific thinking. The implications of the formula are
still beyond our technological reach… just!
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