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Name Dropping #2: Scientists
Each hint is the beginning of a renowned scientist’s name. Match it to the ending of their name by selecting from among the choices given.
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| First submitted | July 30, 2024 |
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Rosalind
structure of DNA; structures of viruses; fine structure of coal and graphite (1920-1958)
Ada
mathematics; computing theory (1815-1852)
Thomas
electric power generation; sound recording; motion picture camera (1847-1931)
Michael
discovered electromagnetic induction; discovered benzene; laws of electrolysis (1791-1867)
Isaac
universal gravitation; laws of motion; binomial series; law of cooling (1642-1726/27)
Dmitri
periodic table of the chemical elements (1834-1907)
Niels
atomic structure; quantum theory (1885-1962)
John
atomic theory; law of partial gas pressures (1766-1844)
Galileo
father of modern science; first to identify moons of other planets; stated principle of inertia (1564-1642)
Jane
study of chimpanzees; conservation; animal welfare (1934-2025)
Marie
radioactivity research; discovery of polonium and radium (1867-1934)
Francis
scientific method (1561-1626)
James Clerk
statistical mechanics; fish-eye lens; control theory; coherent system of units; chaos theory; dimensional analysis (1831-1879)
Albert
theories of special and general relativity (1879-1955)
Louis
germ theory of disease; rabies, cholera and anthrax vaccines; food preservation process to eliminate pathogens and extend shelf life (1822-1895)
Charles
evolutionary biology; natural selection (1809-1882)
Alexander
penicillin; lysozyme (1881-1955)
Johannes
laws of planetary motion; sphere packing in three-dimensional Euclidean space; star catalog (1571-1630)
Stephen
gravitational singularity; black hole radiation; micro black holes (1942-2018)
Nikola
alternating current; high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments (1856-1943)
Bacon
Bohr
Curie
Dalton
Darwin
Edison
Einstein
Faraday
Fleming
Franklin
Galilei
Goodall
Hawking
Kepler
Lovelace
Maxwell
Mendeleev
Newton
Pasteur
Tesla
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