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Name the Scientists

Using the given hints, can you name these 10 famous scientists?
Quiz by Ethan77351
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Last updated: August 15, 2022
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First submittedDecember 8, 2021
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He's known for his discovery of Jupiter's largest moons, Saturn's rings, and sunspots
Galileo Galilei
He was the first modern European to propose that Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
Nicolaus Copernicus
She was the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice, and is renowned for her research on radioactivity
Marie Curie
A famous space telescope is named after this individual
Edwin Hubble
She is sometimes referred to as the world's first computer programmer, having written the world's first machine algorithm back in the 1840s
Ada Lovelace
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This British naturalist wrote "On the Origin of Species"
Charles Darwin
This Serbian inventor and physicist invented the first AC motor
Nikola Tesla
He invented and patented the first telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
He's most commonly known for his artwork, but is also known for his studies of the human anatomy and designs of futuristic technology
Leonardo Da Vinci
This Scotsman changed modern medicine forever upon discovering penicillin
Alexander Fleming
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Level 91
Dec 8, 2021
Too much time! Max 3 minutes is enough!
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Level 56
Dec 8, 2021
Knocked it down to 3 minutes! I did think the time was a bit much, but I wasn't sure if 5 minutes or less would be generous enough. Appreciate the suggestion!
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Level 84
Aug 14, 2022
Would Hubble's major accomplishment not be discovering that there are other galaxies?
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Level 56
Aug 14, 2022
Yeah, it probably would be. When coming up with the hints, I hadn't considered that lol
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Level 59
Aug 14, 2022
Fun quiz! I have to say, Einstein seems to have been snubbed. :)
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Level 56
Aug 15, 2022
He would've been too obvious ;)
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Level 81
Aug 14, 2022
It seems a bit excessive to make this a 10 minute quiz, but otherwise it’s great.
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Level 56
Aug 15, 2022
huh, I could've sworn I'd knocked it down to 3 minutes when I first made it. Regardless, the time's been knocked down properly this time! 10 minutes really is excessive lol