Great Names in Science
Over the centuries, many scientists have improved our perception of the world. Here they are.
Find the men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science.
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Panoramix
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Game creation: 2020-04-11
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In 1789, he identified oxygen and demonstrated his role in breathing, combustion and oxidation in general.
Henry Cavendish | Antoine de Lavoisier | Henri Becquerel | Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac -
This American seismologist developed in 1935 a method of calculation to quantify the magnitude of an earthquake.
Joseph Mercalli | Charles Richter | Francis Beaufort | Alfred Wegener -
In 1887, he produced radio waves and demonstrated that they had the same properties as light.
Heinrich Hertz | Edward Branly | Guglielmo Marconi | Alexander Popov -
This German physician reported his discovery of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis in 1882.
Robert Koch | Emil Theodor Kocher | Paul Ehrlich | Hugo Kronecker -
He published in 1915 his theory on the continental drift, now known as plate tectonics.
Haroun Tazieff | Alfred Wegener | Harry Hammond Hess | Jean Albert Gaudry
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