<Tab/>Throughout history there have been numerous revolutions worldwide. From industrial revolutions, to religious revolutions, to scientific revolutions, all of which have greatly advanced mankind. The scientific revolution was, perhaps, the most important revolution of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. In each revolution, there are many specific noteworthy people that are the base of the revolution who have contributed tremendously. Of these, Nicholas Copernicus, Claudius Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe, Galileo Galilei, …showed first 75 words of 914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 914 total…power, as Bacon had hoped, to control and manipulate nature. But at what price was this achieved? Human "progress" has caused the extinction of numerous species and threatened our own ecological welfare. Human beings are not likely to give up the fruits of science and technology, such as electrical power or vaccines. Nor should we. But by now we have come to realize that human morals and ethics have not kept pace with scientific developments.