gregor mendel
Gregor Mendel was born in 1822 and grew up on his parents farm in Austria. He did well in school and became a monk. He also went to the University of Vienna, where he studied science and math. His professors encouraged him to learn science through experimentation and to use math to make sense of his results. Mendel is best known for his experiments with the pea plant Pisum sativum see Figure below . You can watch a video about Mendel and his research at the following link: http://www. metacafe. com/watch/hl-19246625/milestones_in_science_engineering_gregor_mendel_and_classical_genetics/ .