The Contriburions Of Some Jamaican And International Scientists To Science And Technology Flashcards

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Who is Dr. Paula Tennant?

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She is the first scientist/person to create a bioengineered plant product.

She also created a papaya that is resistant to papaya rinspot virus.

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Who is professor Errol Morris?

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He is a scientist that pioneered the formation of the diabetes association of the Caribbean.

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Who is Dr.Thomas P. Lecky?

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He dominated in his research of cattle

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Who is Professor Manley West?

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He is a scientist that developed drugs to be the treatment of asthma.

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Who is Albert Einstein?

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He demonstrated the link between mass and energy that lead to nuclear energy.

He contributed to the quantum theory of light.

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Who is marie Currie?

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She championed the use of radiation in medicine.

She discovered polonium and radium.

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Who is Issac Newton?

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He created calculus.

He was the person to develop the universal law of gravity.

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Who is Thomas Edison?

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He made incandescent light bulb.

He also made the phonograph and telephone.

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