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1
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Discovered Jupiter's Moons, developed concept of Inertia, improved Telescope, proposed Heliocentrism, Scientific Method
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Physics, Mathematics
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Galileo Galilei
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2
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Ancient philosopher, contributed to Logic, Biology, Physics, Drama Theory, Political Theory, Psychology and more
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Everything
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Aristotle
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3
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Three laws of motion, Theory of Gravity, Calculus, contributions to Optics
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Physics, Mathematics
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Isaac Newton
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4
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"a² + b² = c²", Theory of Harmony, might be the first to discover the spherical nature of the earth
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Mathemetics, Astronomy, Musical Theory
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Pythagoras
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5
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"The Origin of Species", developed the Theory of Evolution
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Biology
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Charles Darwin
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6
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Father of Psychoanalysis
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Psychoanalysis
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Sigmund Freud
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7
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First modern scientist to propose a Heliocentric Cosmos
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Astronomy
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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8
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Discovered principle of floatation and the lever, invented the screw punp
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Mathematics,Physics
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Archimedes
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9
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Invented the vaccine
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Medicine
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Edward Jenner
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10
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Developed the period table of elements
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Chemistry
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Dmitri Mendeleev
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11
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Developed the Theory of Relativity, proposed the Photon, described the statistics of Bosons
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Physics
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Albert Einstein
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12
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Father of Medicine, coined the oath of doctors, discribed and categorized many diseases
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Medicine
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Hippocrates
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13
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Inventor of the microscope, discoverer of bacteria
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Physics, Biology
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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14
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Developed the coordinate system, founding analytic geometrics, explained the rainbow
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Mathematics, Physics, Philosophy
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Rene Descartes
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15
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“Mathematicorum Principi”, developed the Normal Distribution, the Divergence Theory, examined Earth's magnetic field and more
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Mathematics, Physics
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
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16
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Gave the Number e his name, introduced the standart notation of Math, developed the angles to describe elemental rotations
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Mathematics, Physics
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Leonard Euler
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17
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Developed a Computer and its algorithms, which were able to break the enigma code
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Computer Science
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Alan Turing
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18
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Experimentally examined electromagnetism, developed the law of induction, a cage to guard from lightnings, contributed to the invention of the electric motor
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Physics, Chemistry
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Michael Faraday
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19
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Father of Sociology and Positivism,
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Sociology, Philosophy, Mathematics
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Auguste Comte
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20
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Developed an influential branch of reform pedagogy in the "Casa dei Bambini"
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Pedagogy
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Maria Montessori
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21
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Developed Penicillin, the first antibioticum
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Medicine, Biology
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Alexander Fleming
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22
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Father of Epistemology, helped to prevent Cholera, developed and tested Anesthesia
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Medicine
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John Snow
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23
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Developed the laws of planetary motion
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Physics
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Johannes Kepler
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24
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Father of Quantum Physics, described black body radiation, discovered the constant to describe the relation of frequency and energy of light
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Physics
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Max Planck
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25
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Author of "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" and "Politics as a Vocation", greatly influencing Sociology
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Sociology, Economics
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Max Weber
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26
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Author of the "Wealth of Nations", father of classical Economics
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Economics
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Adam Smith
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27
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Developed linguistic Structuralism and contributed to Semiotics
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Linguistics
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Ferdinand de Saussure
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28
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Author of the "Elements", the most important ancient work on Geometry
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Mathematics
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Euclid
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29
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First known Scientist of Greece, predicted an eclipse, developed the intercept theorem and that all angles on the semicircle arc are right angles
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Mathematics, Philosophy, Astronomy
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Thales
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30
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Introduced the Atomic Theory into Chemistry
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Chemistry
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John Dalton
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31
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Developed a set of four equations to describe all electromagnetic phenomens, predicted the existence of electromagnetic waves
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Physics
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James Clerk Maxwell
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32
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Developed Socialdarwinism, "Survival of the Fittest"
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Sociology, Biology
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Herbert Spencer
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33
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Developed "The Rules of Sociological Method" and examined labour division, major proponent of structural functionalism
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Sociology, Pedagogy
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Émile Durkheim
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34
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Introduced indian numbers and zero to islamic mathematics, invented several algorithms, merged arithmetrics and geometry
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Mathematics
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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
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35
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Introduced Europe to the islamic and indian mathematics, "1 1 2 3 5 8 13..."
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Mathematics
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Leonardo Fibonacci
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36
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Invented the self-sustaining nuclar chain reaction, explained the statistics of Spin-1/2-Particels and gave them his name, explained beta-radiation,
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Physics
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Enrico Fermi
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37
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Most important physician of the Roman Empire, developed the four temperaments theory
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Medicine
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Galen
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38
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Developed the universal grammar theory and the hierarchy of classes of formal grammars
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Linguistics
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Noam Chomsky
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39
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First programmer for an mechanical computer
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Mathematics, Computer Science
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Ada Lovelace
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40
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Co-developed the first transistor and a theory for explaining superconductivity, won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice
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Physics, Electronical Engineering
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John Bardeen
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41
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Co-developed the first transistor and a special type of diode
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Physics, Electronical Engineering
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William Shockley
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42
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Co-invented calculus, invented binary numbers, invented a mechanical calculator, laid the foundation for Paleontology amd Speleology ...
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Everything
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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43
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Inventor of algebraic logic, formalized logic, the valuetype of logical values (true,false) are called after him in most programming languages
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Logics, Mathematics
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George Boole
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44
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Founder of genetics, experimented with peas to develope the Rules of Inheritance
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Biology
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Gregor Mendel
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45
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Developed vaccines against Rabies, Anthrax and Chicken cholera, invented the process of heating milk to kill its bacteria
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Medicine
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Louis Pasteur
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46
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Invented a treatment for tuberculosis and cholera, discovered acquired immunity, set the standards for examining disease-causing microorganisms
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Medicine
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Robert Koch
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47
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Most important proponent of behavioralism, invented the operant conditioning chamber
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Psychology
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B. F. Skinner
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48
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Father of Indo-European studies, discoverer of the relation of european languages and Sanskrit
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Linguistics
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Franz Bopp
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49
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Developed the Continental drift theory
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Geology
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Alfred Wegener
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50
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Developed the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, wrote his famous "Lectures on Physics"
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Physics
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Richard Feynman
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51
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Distributed to thermodynamics, discovered, that the entropy is proportional to the logarithm of possible states, the physical constant k is named after him
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Physics
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Ludwig Boltzmann
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52
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Developed the theory of hydro-pressure, gave the unit for pressure his name, developed the binomial distribution, invented a mechanical calculator
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Mathematics, Physics, Philosophy
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Blaise Pascal
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53
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Developed the multi-phase AC current, gave the unit for magnetic flux density his name, experimented with wireless communication
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Physics
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Nicola Tesla
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54
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Inventor of the ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and hydrogen, father of chemical warfare
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Chemistry
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Fritz Haber
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55
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Greatest physician of the middle ages, author of the "Canon Of Medicine" and the "The Book of Healing", also known as Ibn Sina
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Medicine, Philosophy
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Avicenna
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56
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Discovered the role of Oxygen in combustion, reformed chemical nomenclature, pioneer of stoichiometry
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Chemistry, Biology
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Antoine Lavoisier
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57
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Father of Taxonomy and scientific classification of animals and plants
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Biology
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Carl Linnaeus
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58
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Discovered the double helix structure of DNA
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Biology
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James Watson
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59
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Discovered the double helix structure of DNA
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Biology
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Francis Crick
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60
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Made X-ray diffraction images of DNA, which helped to identify its structure
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Biology
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Rosalind Franklin
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61
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Discovered polonium and radium, was awarded with the nobel price for physics and chemistry
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Physics, Chemistry
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Marie Curie
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62
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Developed a list of problems, mathematician should solve, developed the vector space, which is used in quantum mechanics
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Mathematics
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David Hilbert
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63
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Developed the incompleteness theorems, which stated the mathematics can not be based purely on a set of axioms
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Mathematics
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Kurt Gödel
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64
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Greatly distributed to non-euclidean geometry, developed the zeta-function, developed the curvature tensor
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Mathematics
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Bernhard Riemann
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65
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Founders of modern ethology, examined instinctive behaviour of geese
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Biology
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Konrad Lorenz
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66
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Inventor of the World Wide Web
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Computer Science, Physics
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Tim Berners-Lee
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67
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Explained the photosyntheses
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Chemistry, Biology
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Melvin Calvin
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68
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Inventor of the first plastic
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Chemistry
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Leo H. Baekeland
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69
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Developed the concept of orbital hybridisation, was awarded for the nobel price for peace for engagement against nuclear weapons
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Chemistry
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Linus Pauling
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70
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"Saviour of mothers", who fought childbed fever and introduced hand disinfection standards
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Medicine
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Ignaz Semmelweis
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71
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Inventor of the economic theory, which demanded the state to invest money in times of crisis
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Economics
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John Maynard Keynes
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72
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Most prominent protagonist of the neoliberal Chicago School of economics
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Economics
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Milton Friedmann
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73
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Developed a system for describing mechanics, developed the quaternions, coined the words "tensor" and scalar
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Physics, Mathematics
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William Rowan Hamilton
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74
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Developed a system for describing mechanics, calculated the points at which planets are followed by trojans, developed the formalism for solving optimation problems
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Mathematics, Physics
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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75
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Developed a transformation, which can be used to transform from a time space to a frequency space, proved, that all periodically functions can be described as a sum of sinus and cosinus functions
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Mathematics, Physics
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Joseph Fourier
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76
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Developed conflict theory in sociology, dialectical materialism as paradimn for discribing history, the value theory of labor, father of communism
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Sociology, Economics, Political Theory, Philosophy
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Karl Marx
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77
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Author of "The Fall of the Roman Empire"
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Historigraphy
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Edward Gibbon
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78
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Inventor of the electronical computer
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Computer Science
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Konrad Zuse
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79
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Author of the "Psychology of the Masses"
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Psychology, Sociology
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Gustave Le Bon
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80
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Founder of analytic psychology, known for his concepts of the collective unconscious, archetypes and anima and animus
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Psychoanalysis
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Carl Jung
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81
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Proponent of structural psychoanalysis, known for the concepts of the mirror phase and the destinction of the real, the symbolic and the imaginary
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Psychoanalysis
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Jacques Lacan
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82
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Founder of Völkerpsychologie, developed Psychology towards an indepent discipline, the "father of experimental psychology"
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Psychology
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Wilhelm Wundt
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83
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Known for his experiments with conditioning dogs
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Psychology
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Ivan Pavlov
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84
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Developed the formal language and a theory in which mathematics is purely based on formal logic
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Mathematics
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Gottlob Frege
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85
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Developed spectroscopy (with Kirchhoff), invented the burner, that is used in many chemical laboratories
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Chemistry
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Konrad Bunsen
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86
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Ancient father of Linguistics
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Linguistics
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Panini
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87
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"Father of American psychology", proponent of Pragmatism
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Psychology
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William James
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88
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Proposed the Neutrino, discovered the exclusion principle of fermions
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Physics
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Wolfgang Pauli
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89
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Co-developed the statistics of fermions, merged quantum mechanics with special relativity, predicted antimatter
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Physics
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Paul Dirac
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90
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Developed Set Theory and the theory of infinite numbers
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Mathematics
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Georg Cantor
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91
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"Founding father of paleontology", developed zoology as comparative anatomy
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Biology
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Georges Cuvier
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92
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Pioneer of the scientific theory, who developed the equation which described the relation of pressure and volume of a gas
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Chemistry
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Robert Boyle
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93
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Isolated elements such as potassium, calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron, using electrolysis
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Chemistry
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Humphry Davy
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94
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Discovered hydrogen, measured the density of the earth
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Chemistry, Physics
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Henry Cavendish
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95
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Founder of the Annales-School of history
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Historiography
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Marc Bloch
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96
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Discovered blood types
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Medicine
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Karl Landsteiner
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97
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First mathematician to use non-euclidean geometry
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Mathematics
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Nikolai Lobachevsky
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98
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Discovered the Milieu interieur, examined the function of the liver and was able to explain diabetes
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Medicine
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Claude Bernard
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99
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Discovered the nucleus of atoms
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Physics
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Ernest Rutherford
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100
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Greatest physician of Rennaisance, "father of toxicology"
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Medicine
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Paracelsus
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