In contemporary academia, disasters are seen as the consequence of inappropriately managed risk. These risks are the product of a combination of both hazards and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability will never become disasters, as is the case in uninhabited regions.
Samuel de Champlain (French: [samÉ¥Él dÉ ÊÉÌplÉÌ] born Samuel Champlain; on or before August 13, 1574 â December 25, 1635), The Father of New France, was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.
French scientist and aristocrat Antoine Lavoisier developed the Law of Conservation of Mass. Lavoisier is considered by many to be the father of chemistry bringing an end to the study of alchemy. This video clip from the BBC: Einsteinâs Big Idea explains Lavoisierâs experiments!