How did we arrive at the point of scientific theory where we come to understand the way in which matter interacts in terms of what is known as Quantum Mechanics? How does this field stand on the shoulders of what is known as Classical Mechanics? When did we start to apply the language of mathematics to the study of matter?
A number of important characters have crossed the stage of science during the past several centuries and a brief look at their history helps us to understand from where the present state of mechanics arose.
Here is a list of some of the people we will look at. You can go to a specific entry by following the links below or you can follow the tour in sequence by simply pressing the "NEXT" button at the top of each page.