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Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician, cracked the Enigma code in WWII saving millions of lives and laid the foundation for modern computers.

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68. Alan Turing

Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician, cracked the Enigma code in WWII saving millions of lives and laid the foundation for modern computers.

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As a young engineer Nikola Tesla became fascinated with a new form of energy. He invented one of the first induction motors and came up with alternating current - the transmission system which powers our world.

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67. Nikola Tesla

As a young engineer Nikola Tesla became fascinated with a new form of energy. He invented one of the first induction motors and came up with alternating current - the transmission system which powers our world.

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Wilhelm Röntgen

Wilhelm Röntgen's accidental discovery of X-rays changed the future of medicine. Follow his journey from engineering student to Nobel Prize-winning physicist in this fascinating story.

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66. Wilhelm Röntgen

Wilhelm Röntgen's accidental discovery of X-rays changed the future of medicine. Follow his journey from engineering student to Nobel Prize-winning physicist in this fascinating story.

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Edwin Hubble's discovery of galaxies beyond the Milky Way and the expanding universe transformed astronomy, laying groundwork for the Big Bang theory.

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65. Edwin Hubble

Edwin Hubble's discovery of galaxies beyond the Milky Way and the expanding universe transformed astronomy, laying groundwork for the Big Bang theory.

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Galileo Galilei

Italian scientist Galileo Galilei challenged prevailing views with his discoveries in physics and astronomy, proving the laws of falling bodies and changing our view of the Solar System.

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64. Galileo Galilei

Italian scientist Galileo Galilei challenged prevailing views with his discoveries in physics and astronomy, proving the laws of falling bodies and changing our view of the Solar System.

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Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev, a brilliant Russian chemist, created the first Periodic Table in 1869. His innovative method grouped elements by weight and properties, laying the groundwork for modern chemistry.

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63. Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev, a brilliant Russian chemist, created the first Periodic Table in 1869. His innovative method grouped elements by weight and properties, laying the groundwork for modern chemistry.

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Michael Faraday

English self-taught scientist Michael Faraday revolutionized the world with his discoveries in electromagnetism. He invented the first electric motor, transformer, and generator, laying the foundation for modern electricity.

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62. Michael Faraday

English self-taught scientist Michael Faraday revolutionized the world with his discoveries in electromagnetism. He invented the first electric motor, transformer, and generator, laying the foundation for modern electricity.

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Alessandro Volta

Italian inventor, Alessandro Volta, created the first electric battery. His work with metals and solutions produced continuous electric current, changing how we generate electricity.

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61. Alessandro Volta

Italian inventor, Alessandro Volta, created the first electric battery. His work with metals and solutions produced continuous electric current, changing how we generate electricity.

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Irish aristocrat Robert Boyle fundamentally changed chemistry with his air pump experiments, leading to the formulation of Boyle's Law on gas behavior.

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60. Robert Boyle

Irish aristocrat Robert Boyle fundamentally changed chemistry with his air pump experiments, leading to the formulation of Boyle's Law on gas behavior.

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Franklin, Crick and Watson

The combined efforts of Rosalind Franklin, Francis Crick, and James Watson led to the groundbreaking discovery of DNA's double helix structure in 1953.

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59. Franklin, Crick and Watson

The combined efforts of Rosalind Franklin, Francis Crick, and James Watson led to the groundbreaking discovery of DNA's double helix structure in 1953.

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Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, discovered penicillin in 1928. This breakthrough antibiotic saved millions of lives and improved medical treatments for infections and diseases.

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58. Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, discovered penicillin in 1928. This breakthrough antibiotic saved millions of lives and improved medical treatments for infections and diseases.

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Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus transformed biology with his classification system, simplifying how plants and animals are named and grouped.

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57. Carl Linnaeus

Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus transformed biology with his classification system, simplifying how plants and animals are named and grouped.

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Lawyer turned politician turned scientist, Francis Bacon challenged traditional thought and influenced the founding of the Royal Society, advancing scientific practice.

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56. Francis Bacon

Lawyer turned politician turned scientist, Francis Bacon challenged traditional thought and influenced the founding of the Royal Society, advancing scientific practice.

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Italian mathematician Fibonacci introduced the Hindu-Arabic numeral system to Europe and developed the famous sequence that links mathematics to patterns in nature.

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Italian mathematician Fibonacci introduced the Hindu-Arabic numeral system to Europe and developed the famous sequence that links mathematics to patterns in nature.

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Hippocrates, the Ancient Greek doctor who transformed medicine by applying scientific principles to diagnose and treat diseases, laying the foundation for modern medical practices.

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54. Hippocrates

Hippocrates, the Ancient Greek doctor who transformed medicine by applying scientific principles to diagnose and treat diseases, laying the foundation for modern medical practices.

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Archimedes, a mathematical genius from ancient Greece, pioneered methods in volume measurement and designed inventions that still impact the world today.

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Archimedes, a mathematical genius from ancient Greece, pioneered methods in volume measurement and designed inventions that still impact the world today.

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