| Year | Scientist | Contribution | Modern Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | Robert Hooke | Hooke's Law: ut tensio sic vis ($stress \propto strain$) | Foundation of elasticity; Young's modulus |
| 1738 | Daniel Bernoulli | Hydrodynamica — fluid pressure-velocity relationship | Bernoulli's equation; aerospace, hydraulics |
| 1785 | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb | Torsion and shear modulus | Shear modulus G; structural engineering |
| 1807 | Thomas Young | Young's modulus of elasticity defined | Y = FL/(A$\Delta L$); wire extension problems |
| 1827 | Simon-Denis Poisson | Poisson's ratio (lateral to longitudinal strain) | Advanced elasticity; composite materials |
| 1841 | Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille | Viscous flow in capillaries (Poiseuille's law) | Q = π$r^{4}$$\Delta P$/(8ηL); blood flow, microfluidics |
| 1845 | George Gabriel Stokes | Stokes' law for viscous drag | F = 6πηrv; terminal velocity; sedimentation |
| 1851 | Blaise Pascal | Pascal's law — pressure transmission | Hydraulic systems; car brakes; presses |
| 1879 | Ludwig Boltzmann | Stefan-Boltzmann radiation law | P = σ$AT^{4}$; astrophysics; thermal engineering |$
Part of ME-07 — Properties of Solids & Liquids
Timeline/Sequence — Development of Key Laws in Properties of Solids & Liquids
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