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Famous Scientists: Albrecht Von Haller
Read about the Swiss scientist sometimes referred to as the father of modern physiology.
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Famous Scientists: Alexander Fleming
Find out about the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the antibiotic, penicillin.
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Famous Scientists: Alexander Graham Bell
Get to know Alexander Graham Bell, the scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited with patenting the first telephone.
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Famous Scientists: Archimedes
Learn about the ancient Greek mathematician regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.
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Famous Scientists: Arnold Sommerfeld
Learn about the scientist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also served as PhD supervisor for many Nobel Prize winners in physics and chemistry.
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Famous Scientists: Benjamin Cabrera
Learn about the Filipino scientist, Benjamin Cabrera, who specialized in parasitology.
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Famous Scientists: Blaise Pascal
Find out about the French philosopher and scientist who was one of the greatest and most influential mathematical writers of all time, Blaise Pascal.
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Famous Scientists: Carolus Linnaeus
Learn about the life and work of Carolus Linnaeus, the scientist who formalized the modern system of naming organisms called binomial nomenclature.
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Famous Scientists: Christiaan Huygens
Learn about prominent Dutch mathematician and scientist, Christiaan Huygens, whose work included early telescopic studies of the rings of Saturn and the discovery of its moon Titan, the invention of the pendulum clock, and other...
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Famous Scientists: Clyde Tombaugh
Find out about Clyde Tombaugh, the scientist who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, and also discovered a number of asteroids.
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Famous Scientists: Edward Jenner
Learn about the english physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the first vaccination.
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Famous Scientists: Edward Teller
Learn about Edward Teller, knows as the father of the hydrogen bomb, and the scientist who made numerous contributions to nuclear and molecular physics, spectroscopy and surface physics
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Famous Scientists: Edwin Herbert Land
Learn about the scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation, Edwin Herbert Land.
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Famous Scientists: Ernst Haeckel
Find out about Ernst Haeckel, a scientist known for his work with ecology, zoology, and the study of phylogeny.
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Famous Scientists: Euclid
Learn about the Greek scientist best known as the author of the Elements, the oldest book consisting of geometrical theorems which is considered to be a standard for logical exposition.
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Famous Scientists: George Beadle
Find out about the scientist George Beadle, who helped discovered how genes played a part in the regulation of biochemical events.
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Famous Scientists: Gertrude Elion
Learn about a the scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in the scientific discovery of drugs to treat leukemia and herpes, and to prevent the rejection of kidney transplants.
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Famous Scientists: Harold Urey
Read about Harold Urey, the scientist who discovered deuterium, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work made a significant impact in an unusually wide range of scientific fields including cosmochemistry.
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Famous Scientists: Isaac Newton
Learn about one of the most well-known scientist, Isaac Newton, in this article. This article includes all the information about his life and accomplishments.
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Famous Scientists: James Chadwick
Read this article which describes the life and accomplishments of James Chadwick, the scientist that discovered the neutron.
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Famous Scientists: Leonardo Da Vinci
Even though Leonardo da Vinci is most known for his art, he was also a respected scientist. Learn about his life and scientific discoveries in this article.
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Famous Scientists: Luis Alvarez
Learn more about the life of the scientist that proposed the theory of mass extinction of the dinosaurs due to an asteroid or comet in this article. Read all about the life and scientific discoveries of Luis Alvarez.
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Famous Scientists: Niccolo Leoniceno
An article reviewing the life and discoveries of Niccolo Leoniceno who was a scientist, Italian humanist, and physician.
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Famous Scientists: Niels Bohr
Learn about the life and discoveries scientist that completely changed our view of the atom, Niels Bohr in this article.