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Scientists and their inventions Flashcards

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Louis Pasteur

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Discovered that microorganisms can cause wine to turn sour, and diseases, which led to important inventions such as vaccines

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Marie Curie

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Developed early theories of radioactivity

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Lap-Chee Tsui

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Made contributions to the Human Genome Project (Biology)

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Charles Kao

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Invented optical fibres which are used in telecommunications (Physics)

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Charles Darwin

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Proposed the theory of evolution (Biology)

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Albert Einstein

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Developed the theory of relativity, which helps us understand the Universe (Physics)

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Youyou Tu

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Discovered arteminisinin which treats Malaria (Medicine)

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