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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Great Names
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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.
Henri Becquerel | Antoine de Lavoisier | Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac | Henry Cavendish -
In 1859, he published a groundbreaking work explaining the evolution of living species through natural selection.
Georges Cuvier | Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck | Gregor Mendel | Charles Darwin -
A forerunner of the study of the immune system, it paved the way for a new mode of medical treatment, chemotherapy.
Albrecht Kossel | Paul Ehrlich | Louis Pasteur | Alexander Fleming -
A physician and founder of psychoanalysis, he published "The Interpretation of Dreams" in 1900, despite general disapproval.
Josef Breuer | Sigmund Freud | Carl Jung | Ivan Pavlov -
He designed perfectly sealed cabins to study the stratosphere and explore the underwater depths.
Otis Barton | Jacques Balsan | Auguste Piccard | Jacques Cousteau
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