Importance Of Thermometer

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"We stand on the shoulders of giants." Hundreds of years have passed since the great Sir Isaac Newton quoted "if I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulder of giants," yet its relevance still live true to this very day. The contribution of our predecessors in every field especially science and mathematical field has helped technology to develop. As the younger generation myself, I would say we owe our thanks to our forefathers for making our life easier and more convenient. As humans, we have to accept the fact that we need help from others and we cannot see everything from where we stand. This is where this statement comes in context in which what we know today is passed down from our past generations. We …show more content…

The alcohol or mercury thermometer that are vastly used in the medical world today would not have existed had it not been for Galileo Galilei. Galileo Galilei invented the first thermometer by using the concept of air expansion by heat and contraction by cold. Only after that, other scientists came up with a more developed and accurate thermometer. One of them being Sir Isaac Newton. Years later, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first reliable mercury in which its scale is still used until today. Life in the medical world becomes more convenient because of this invention that started with the idea from Galileo Galilei. The basic idea came from him and the scientist after him did not have to work from scratch because the concept was already there. In this case, Galileo Galilei is the first giant in the invention of thermometer as the list goes on as years passed …show more content…

We are able to stood on our own ground today because of our forefathers. George Santayana once said those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it. If not for our father of independence himself, Tunku Abdul Rahman, we might not be able to stand where we are right now. Our leaders learned from the mistakes of the previous leaders. Giants are not perfect. That is not how we defined giants. Our giants are flawed but that doesn't change the fact that they helped us to strive towards the better and constantly improve ourselves. I wouldn't say we are the most ideal country but there is always room for improvements if we lower our ego and accept the fact that we need help from others. If we look at it as a whole, we are a united and harmonious country to which we owe our thanks to the effort made by our forefathers. Today, Malaysia is a country because of them, whom I believed are our

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