Great personalities in Science

Laid the foundations of the scientific method and contributed to the rise of modern astronomy

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Discovered infectious diseases and how to prevent them refuted spontaneous generation, developed the vaccine against cholera and rabies.

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Described the nature of forces and motion. He also made cotributions to mathematics

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Played a decisive role in the birth of modern chemistry

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Was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the photoelectic effect.

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Provided a brilliant account of the way in which species of living organisms evolve and of the emergence of new species.

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The only person to be awarded two Nobel Prizes in different fields of science, physics and chemistry. Discovered radioactivity.

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Father of modern geology, his ideas changed the perceptions regarding the age of the planet and the cycle of rocks

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