General Science Figures (Rare) Flashcards
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Bell, Alexander Graham
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American inventor of the telephone
2
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Copernicus, Nicolaus
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Polish astronomer who was the first to propose the heliocentris model
3
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Diesel, Rudolf
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German inventor of the diesel engine
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Edison, Thomas
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American inventor of the light bulb
5
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Franklin, Benjamin
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American inventor of bifocal glasses
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Kepler, Johannes
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German astronomer known for planetary motion laws
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Marconi, Guglielmo
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Italian inventor of the radio
8
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Morse, Samuel
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American co inventor of the telegraph and Morse code
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Pascal, Blaise
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French inventor of mechanical calculator
10
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Ptolemy
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Greek- Roman astronomer who wrote the Almagest
11
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Rontgen, Wilhelm
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German who detected and produced x-rays
