Pioneers of Science
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| Charles Drew | Developed a method for typing and storing blood; started the first blood bank.
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| Sir Alexander Fleming | Discovered penicilin.
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| Rosalind Franklin | Was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA but received very little credit.
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| Pastuer | Discovered that germs cause disease; disproved the theory of spontaneous generation at the microscopic level.
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| Leeuwenhoek | Was the first person to view living cells (blood cells) under a microscope.
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| Racheal Carson | Wrote a book titled "The Silent Spring" in which she explained the affect of pesticides (specifically DDT) on the ecosystem.
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| Alfred Wallace | Proposed the theory of natural selection around the same time as Charles Darwin, but received very little credit.
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| Miller and Urey | Performed an experiment in which organic matter (amino acids, etc.) was generated from inorganic material.
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| Mary and Louis Leakey | Found the fossil of a 4 million year old "human-like" organism (Australopithecus).
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| Aristotle | Was the first person to classify plants and animals; was a famous philosopher.
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| Redi | Disproved the theory of spontaneous generation in macroscopic animals (such as flies).
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| Pavlov | Described a type of simple animal behavior known as classical conditioning.
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| Linnaeus | Came up with a system for classifying and naming organisms that is still used today.
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| Konad Lorenz | Studied the genetic basis of behavior by observing imprinting in geese.
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| Mendel | Considered the father of heredity; performed experiments with pea plants.
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| Charles Darwin | Went down in history as the founder of natural selection.
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| Harvey | Discovered the circulatory system.
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| Jonas Salk | Developed a vaccine for polio.
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| Edward Jenner | Found a vaccine for small pox.
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| Hooke | Credited with the naming of "cells".
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| Schleiden | Discovered that all plants are made from cells.
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| Schwann | Discovered that all animals are made from cells.
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| Virchow | Discovered that all cells arise from other living cells.
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| Lister | First person to sterilize instruments for surgery.
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| James Watson and Francis Crick | Discovered the "double helix" structure of DNA.
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| Jane Goodall | Studied the behavior of chimpanzess in the wild.
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