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  2. Michael Faraday - Wikipedia

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    Michael Faraday (/ ˈ f ær ə d eɪ,-d i /; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English physicist and chemist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.

  3. Nicolaus Copernicus - Wikipedia

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    Copernicus's Toruń birthplace (ul. Kopernika 15, left).Together with no. 17 (right), it forms Muzeum Mikołaja Kopernika.Nicolaus Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 in the city of Toruń (Thorn), in the province of Royal Prussia, in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, [10] [11] to German-speaking parents.

  4. J. J. Thomson - Wikipedia

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    Several scientists, such as William Prout and Norman Lockyer, had suggested that atoms were built up from a more fundamental unit, but they envisioned this unit to be the size of the smallest atom, hydrogen. Thomson in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units of the atom was more than 1,000 times smaller than an atom ...

  5. Christiaan Huygens - Wikipedia

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    Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem, FRS (/ ˈ h aɪ ɡ ən z / HY-gənz, [2] US also / ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / HOY-gənz; [3] Dutch: [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈɦœyɣə(n)s] ⓘ; also spelled Huyghens; Latin: Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who is regarded as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution.

  6. David A. Johnston - Wikipedia

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    Johnston was a meticulous and talented scientist, known for his analyses of volcanic gases and their relationship to eruptions. This, along with his enthusiasm and positive attitude, made him liked and respected by many co-workers. After his death, other scientists lauded his character, both verbally and in dedications and letters.

  7. Georg Ohm - Wikipedia

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    Georg Simon Ohm (/ oʊ m /; [1] German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈʔoːm]; [2] [3] 16 March 1789 – 6 July 1854) was a German mathematician and physicist.As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta.

  8. Edwin Hubble - Wikipedia

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    On March 6, 2008, the United States Postal Service released a 41-cent stamp honoring Hubble on a sheet titled "American Scientists" designed by artist Victor Stabin. [46] His citation reads: [ 61 ] Often called a "pioneer of the distant stars", astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889–1953) played a pivotal role in deciphering the vast and complex ...

  9. List of biologists - Wikipedia

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    Peter Artedi (1705–1735), Swedish naturalist [16] who developed the science of ichthyology Gilbert Ashwell (1916–2014), American biochemist, pioneer in the study of cell receptor Ana Aslan (1897–1988), Romanian biologist who studied arthritis and other aspects of aging