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| known as the father of chemistry. and first to separate chemistry from alchemy | Boyle
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| discovered hydrogen and showed that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen | cavendish
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| discovered hydraulic acid, laughing gas, and oxygen, and prepared carbon monoxide and ammonia | priestly
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| "father of modern chemistry", wrote the first modern textbook of chemistry "elements of chemistry". discovered the role of oxygen in combustion and resperation and overthrew GE stahls theory on combustion | lavoisier
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| discovered sodium, potasium, magnesium, barium, calcium, and strontium | davy
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| pioneered work in gases; formulated the law that all gases expand by equal amounts when subjected to equal increments in temperature; first to isolate the element boron and to introduce the terms pipette and burette | lussac
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| formulated the law of partial pressure in gases and developed the atomic theory and explained its application | dalton
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| developed the law that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules; coined the term molecule and regarded as one of the founders of physical chemistry. | avogadro
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| discovered a mathmatical relationship between electricity and the valence of a chemical element; these laws of electrolysis bear his name' a pioneer in the liquification of gases. | faraday
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| devised the periodic table; wrote elements of chemistry | mendeleev
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| founder of microbiology; laid the foundation of the germ theory of disease; developed pasteurization; developed a vaccine against rabies; founder of preventive medicine | pasteur
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| shared the nobel prize for physics in 1903 with marie and pierre curie for the discovery of natural radioactivity | becquerel
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| discovered radium and polonium while working in conjunction with pierre curie and henri becquerel; she won the nobel prize for chemistry in 1911 for the discovery of radium and polonium and isolation and study of radium | curie
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| developed the theory of the atom; discovered alpha and beta rays and protons; known as the father of nuclear science; won the nobel prize for chemistry in 1908 | rutherford
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| developed a theory of atomic structure | bohr
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| won the nobel prize in chemistry in 1918 | haber
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| developed the theory of relativity and demonstrated the relationship between matter and energy | einstein
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| known for his theory on acids and bases | bronsted
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| known for his theory on acids and bases developed independently of bronsted | lowry
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| discovered the positron or anti-electron | anderson
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| won the nobel prize for physics in 1935 for his discovery of the neutron | chadwick
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| invented the cyclotron | lawrence
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| received the nobel prize for chemistry in 1944 for the discovery of the fission in heavy nuclei | hahn
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| shared the nobel prize for chemistry in 1951 with mcmillan for the discovery of transuranium elements; discovered elements 94-98 and 101-102 | seaborg
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| won the nobel prize for chemistry in 1954 for his research into the nature of the chemical bond; studies with vitamin C | pauling
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| demonstrated from the leaning tower of pisa that bodies of different weights accelerate uniformly; discovered the law of the pendulum; formed the 3 laws of motion; wrote discourses concerning two new sciences | galilei
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| invented the first practical mercury thermometer | fahrenheit
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| determined the specific gravity of hydrogen and carbon dioxide; showed that common air is 4/5 nitrogen and 1/5 oxygen | cavendish
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| invented the voltaic pile, the electric battery; an electromagnetic unit, the volt is named in his honor | volta
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| formulated the law of partial gases and developed an atomic history about the structure of matter | dalton
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| developed principles of electromagnetism using electric currents; the ampere, a unit of intensity in named in his honor | ampere
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| descovered electromagnetic induction; formulated laws of electrolysis | faraday
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| demonstrated the rotation of the earth with foucault's pendulum and built the first gyroscope; proved that velocity of light is greater in the air than in the water; the eddy current or foucault current is named after him | foucault
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| formulated the law on the relationship between heat and mechanical energy; | joule
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| discovered electromagnetic radio waves, called hertzian waves; a hertz, a unti of frequency is named in his honor | hertz
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| discovered x-rays; awarded the nobel prize for physics in 1901 (awarded the first nobel prize) | roentgen
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| discovered the electron in 1897 and won the nobel prize in 1906 for physics for the study of conduction of electricity through gases | thomson
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| "father of nuclear physics" because he formulated the first explanation of radioactivity; best known for his description of the nuclear structure of the atom | rutherford
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| developed the quantum theory of energy for which he won the nobel prize for physics in 1918 | planck
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| developed a theory of relativity; awarded the nobel prize for physics in 1921 for his work in the photoelectric effect; developed a unified field theory | einstein
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| won the nobel prize in 1922 for his investigation of atomic structure and radiation; founder of the modern quantum theory of matter and modern theory of atomic and molecular structure | bohr
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| founder of wave mechanics; received the nobel prize in 1929 for the discovery of the wave-like nature of electrons | broglie
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| discovered the neutron for which he was awarded the nobel prize in 1935 | chadwick
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| inventor of the cyclotron and won the nobel prize in 1939 | lawrence
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| got the nobel prize along with Hess for his work in cosmic rays | anderson
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| split the atom in nuclear fission; received the nobel prize in 1938 for his experiments with radioactivity; produced the first atomic chain reaction and helped develop the atomic bomb in the 1940's | fermi
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| directed construction of the first atomic bomb as part of the manhattan project; known as the father of the atomic bonb | oppenheimer
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| devleoped the hydrogen bomb; known as the father of the hydrogen bomb | teller
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