Thales’ work inspired later thinkers, including the ancient Greek mathematician __________.
Pythagoras
Boyle recorded __________ different experiments with a pump in one book
43
Cuvier publicly supported the theory of catastrophism over the new theory of __________.
evolution
Italian doctor Camillo Golgi developed a _______ staining technique.
tissue
In 1945, production reached __________ billion doses of penicillin.
600 billion
Rosalind Franklin produced Photograph ________, a clear X-ray image of DNA
51
Pythagoras believed that the world is __________ in nature
mathematical
Boyle believed base metals could be turned into __________.
gold
Cuvier’s publications were based on lectures he gave in the city of __________.
Paris
Cajal famously said, “As long as our brain is a __________, the Universe… will also be a __________.”
mystery / mystery
Penicillin became highly effective against infections such as meningitis, pneumonia, and __________.
scarlet fever
In March 1953, Crick and Watson completed the ________ model of DNA
double helix
Pythagoras went on to influence both Plato and __________.
Aristotle
Of Boyle’s 24 predictions, __________ have been realized
21
Prior to Cuvier’s fossil studies, scientists believed Earth was only __________ years old.
6,000
Cajal and Golgi were awarded the Nobel Prize in ________ ___ _________ in 1906.
Medicine or Physiology
Fleming’s famous quote is: “I did not invent penicillin. __________ did that.”
Nature
In 1962, Crick, Watson, and ________ Wilkins received the Nobel Prize
Maurice
Thales applied both observation and __________ to explain the natural world.
reason
Gay-Lussac established a law stating that the pressure of a gas varies directly with its absolute __________.
temperature
Cuvier’s name is one of __________ inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.
72
Cajal used __________ and ink to reproduce the intricate structure of the brain.
pen
Fleming returned from vacation to find that his dishes containing __________ had been left in a sink.
bacteria
Crick and Watson created their famous 3D model using materials such as ________ and metal plates.
paper
Thales’ teachings and methods laid the foundations of __________ science
modern
Gay-Lussac once made a hydrogen balloon ascent reaching a height of __________ feet
23,000
Cuvier used mammoth and mastodon remains to show that the mammoth was entirely __________.
extinct
The large-scale acceptance of the neuron doctrine increased in the 1950s, when electron microscope images revealed the existence of __________.
Synapses
The accidental discovery occurred on September 3, _______.
1928
Crick and Watson's discovery was published in a landmark paper in the month of ________.
April