
Great Names in Science
Find the men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science.

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Panoramix
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Great Names
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Game creation: 2020-04-11
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Over the centuries, many scientists have improved our perception of the world. Here they are.
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He won two Nobel Prizes during his career for his work on the structure of proteins and genes.
Melvin Calvin | Robert Woodward | Frederick Sanger | Linus Pauling -
This American biologist developed the first oral contraceptive, the contraceptive pill, marketed in 1960.
Carl Djerassi | Russell Marker | Gregory Pincus | George Rosenkranz -
He renewed the optics by creating the first telescope and proving that white light is made up of colors.
Christian Huygens | Leonhard Euler | Augustin Fresnel | Isaac Newton -
A unit of energy is named after him, because he stated the first law of thermodynamics on the conservation of energy.
James Prescott Joule | James Watt | Sadi Carnot | André Ampere -
His remarkable contribution to science and physics in particular has been compared to that of Newton and Einstein.
Christiaan Huygens | Aristotle | James Maxwell | Leonardo da Vinci
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