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100

He was the first to recognize exercise induced hyponatremia. He was the first to recognize exercise induced hyponatremia.

Who is Tim Noakes?

100

She is considered as the most important female mathematician in history. She was a German scholar known for her landmark contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics. As one of the leading mathematicians of her time, she developed the theories of rings, fields, and algebras. In Physics, her theorem explained the connection between symmetry and conservation laws.

Who is Emmy Noether?

100

His most famous paper explained the separation of nuclear motion from electric motion in the mathematical treatment of molecules.  made important contributions to many fields of physics. He is among the persons who are often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for their role in the Manhattan Project.

Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?

100

He was the first person to make a telegraph with only one wire, and also helped come up with the idea of the code that bears his name. He and his assistant made a code with "dots and "dashes", which were two different types of "clicks" on the telegraph. His invention made it possible to quickly communicate with people far away, and many telegraph lines were built.

Who is Samuel Morse?

100

His greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer; the functional program-controlled Turing-complete Z3 became operational in May 1941. He has often been regarded as the inventor of the modern computer.

Who is Konrad Zuse?

200

He is best known for his work on vaccination and microbial fermentation. The process of pasteurization is named for him.

Who is Louis Pasteur?

200

He was a French mathematician who known for his developments in the field of probability. He invented a form of counting machine which helped inventors create the calculator in the 20th century.  He wrote in support of the scientific method and also contributed to physics.

Who is Blaise Pascal?

200

She discovered the chemical element francium in 1939.

Who is Marguerite Perey?

200

He created the first ever laboratory for the scientific study of coffee.

Who is Ernesto Illy?

200

He is known as "the father of information theory". Information theory is the scientific study of the quantification, storage, and communication of information. The field is at the intersection of probability theory, statistics, computer science, statistical mechanics, information engineering, and electrical engineering.

Who is Claude Shannon?

300

She helped create the modern techniques of nursing. She became a leader of the team of nurses who helped wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.  She proved that more men had died from disease than fighting, a very important piece of information. The disease in question was mostly cholera. Cholera is caused by a bacterium spread by people drinking water contaminated by sewage.

Who is Florence Nightingale?

300

He was a mathematician and astronomer. He is well known for his work on the laws of motion, optics, gravity, and calculus. He published a book where he presents his theory of universal gravitation and three laws of motion. He built the first practical reflecting telescope in 1668. His  ideas on light, motion, and gravity dominated physics for the next three centuries, until modified by Einstein's theory of relativity.

Who is Isaac Newton?

300

He was a noted American physicist who is best known for his work in measuring the speed of light. He is also well-known for improving on the design of the interferometer, which uses light waves to measure stellar diameters and the distances between binary stars. He also carries the honor of being the first American to receive the Nobel Prize in any field of science.

Who is Albert Abraham Michelson?

300

He was known as the founder of modern chemistry. He is most noted for his discovery of Oxygen and Hydrogen, and showing how they combined to form water.

Who is Antoine Lavoisier?

300

He was known as "The Father of Modern Rocketry" because he built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

Who is Robert Goddard?

400

He won the 1928 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the disease typhus. He was a key researcher in discovering a deadly organism, Toxoplasma.

Who is Charles Nicolle?

400

He was the first to use the logarithmic scales as well as logarithms. He slid one next to another to do direct multiplication and division. He is credited with inventing the slide rule in about 1622. He also introduced the "×" multiplication sign and the abbreviations "sin" and "cos" for the sine and cosine functions.  

Who is William Oughtred?

400

He was a pioneer in human anatomy and physiology who completely revitalized interest in genuine, radical scientific research in the fields of anatomy and medicine.

Who is Andreas Vesalius?

400

He was a pioneer of long-distance radio transmission which he used to build up a radio telegraph system. He is often named the inventor of radio.

Who is Guglielmo Marconi?

400

She invented Kevlar which is a heat-resistant, strong synthetic fiber used in things like bicycle tires, racing sails, and bulletproof vests.

Who is Stephanie Kwolek?

500

He is widely known for first describing classical conditioning. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research about the digestive system. 

Who is Ivan Pavlov?

500

He did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formed the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Absolute temperatures are stated in units named in his honor. He found the existence of a lower limit temperature and found its correct value as approximately −273.15 degree Celsius or −459.67 degree Fahrenheit.

Who is William Thomson, Lord Kelvin?

500

He chemist, inventor, and weapons developer who is best remembered for his invention dynamite. He also invented, ballistite that paved the way for smokeless explosives and gunpowder, all precursors to modern-day rocket propellant. He left this wealth in trust upon his death to fund the awards that bear his name. 

Who is Alfred Nobel?

500

Among his many contributions in the field of astronomy were the three laws of planetary motion. He did fundamental work in the field of optics, and invented an improved version of the refracting telescope

Who is Johannes Kepler?

500

He was surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. successfully introduced carbolic acid (now known as phenol) to sterilize surgical instruments and to clean wounds.

Who is Joseph Lister?