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| Created the first telescope. Father of modern astronomy. |
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| First flying machine or airplane. |
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| Invented the first real telephone. |
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| Discovered that there are other galaxies outside of our own Milky Way and that the universe is explanding. |
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| The father of modern taxonomy. He invented the binomial nomenclature for classifying plants and animals. |
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| Invented many uses for the peanut. |
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| First American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. |
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| Discovered "inflammable air" also known as hydrogen. |
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Sir Isaac Newton
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/newton.html |
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Famous for his three laws of motion.
1. The Law of Inertia
2. Heavier objects require more force to move the same distance as a lighter object.
3. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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| Best known for his work on the improvement of the microscope. |
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| Inventor of the cotton gin. |
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| Developed the first atomic bombs and the hydrogen bomb. |
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| Created and built the first liquid-fueled rocket. |
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| Detected and the first X-rays. |
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| Painted, described, and catalogued all the birds of North America. |
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| French chemist who discovered a method for processing milk to reduce the bacteria count. |
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| A Scottish inventor who made improvements to the seam engine and developed the concept of horsepower and the unit of Watts. |
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| A Brittish chemist who is known for his discovery of alkali and alkali earth metals as well as the elements chlorine and iodine. |
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