The Biblical Basis for Modern Science
1984, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan
``Men such as Johann Kepler, Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, David Brewster, John Dalton, Michael Faraday, Blaise Pascal, Clerk Maxwell, Louis Pasteur, William Thompson (Lord Kelvin), and a host of others of comparable stature were men who firmly believed in special creation and the personal omnipotent God of creation, as well as believing in the Bible as the inspired Word of God and in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Their great contributions in science--indeed, in laying the very foundations of modern science--were made in implicit confidence that they were merely `thinking God's thoughts after Him,' and that they were doing His will and glorifying His name in so doing. They certainly entertained no thoughts of conflict between science and the Bible.
Fruitful scientific research almost demands a Biblical world view, either consciously or subconsciously, a world view in which like causes produce like effects, where natural phenomena follow fixed and intelligible natural laws, and where we can have confidence that we can think rationally and meaningfully. Such a world presupposes no random chaotic origin but an origin under the control of a great mind and will, an intelligent and volitional First Cause, a great Lawgiver who can enact, implement, and enforce His created laws.''
Henry Morris in The Biblical Basis for Modern Science, 1984.
Scientific Disciplines Established by Bible-believing Scientists
Discipline Scientist Antiseptic Surgery Joseph Lister (1827-1912) Bacteriology Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Calculus Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Celestial Mechanics Johann Kepler (1571-1630) Chemistry Robert Boyle (1627-1691) Comparative Anatomy Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) Computer Science Charles Babbage (1792-1871) Dimensional Analysis Lord Rayleigh (1842-1919) Dynamics Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Electrodynamics James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) Electromagnetics Michael Faraday (1791-1867) Electronics Ambrose Fleming (1849-1945) Energetics Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) Entomology of Living Insects Henri Fabre (1823-1915) Field Theory Michael Faraday (1791-1867) Fluid Mechanics George Stokes (1819-1903) Galactic Astronomy William Herschel (1738-1822) Gas Dynamics Robert Boyle (1627-1691) Genetics Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) Glacial Geology Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) Gynecology James Simpson (1811-1870) Hydraulics Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Hydrography Matthew Maury (1806-1873) Hydrostatics Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) Ichthyology Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) Isotopic Chemistry William Ramsay (1852-1916) Modal Analysis Lord Rayleigh (1842-1919) Natural History John Ray (1627-1705) Non-Euclidean Geometry Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) Oceanography Matthew Maury (1806-1873) Optical Mineralogy David Brewster (1781-1868) Paleontology John Woodward (1665-1728) Pathology Rudolph Virchow (1821-1902) Physical Astronomy Johann Kepler (1571-1630) Reversible Thermodynamics James Joule (1818-1889) Statistical Thermodynamics James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) Stratigraphy Nicholas Steno (1631-1686) Systematic Biology Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) Thermodynamics Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) Thermokinetics Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) Vertebrate Paleontology Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) Notable Inventions, Discoveries, or Developments by Bible-believing Scientists Contribution Scientists Absolute Temperature Scale Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) Actuarial Tables Charles Babbage (1792-1871) Barometer Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) Biogenesis Law Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Calculating Machine Charles Babbage (1792-1871) Chloroform James Simpson (1811-1870) Classification System Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) Double Stars William Herschel (1738-1822) Electric Generator Michael Faraday (1791-1867) Electric Motor Joseph Henry (1797-1878) Ephemeris Tables Johann Kepler (1571-1630) Fermentation Control Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Galvanometer Joseph Henry (1797-1878) Global Star Catalog John Herschel (1792-1871) Inert Gases William Ramsay (1852-1916) Kaleidoscope David Brewster (1781-1868) Law of Gravity Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Mine Safety Lamp Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) Pasteurization Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Reflecting Telescope Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Scientific Method Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Self-induction Joseph Henry (1797-1878) Telegraph Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872) Thermionic Valve Ambrose Fleming (1849-1945) Trans-Atlantic Cable Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) Vaccination and Immunization Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
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