marie curie - virginia department of education
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Marie Curie Chemist
Pioneer in the field of radioactivity; discovered the elements radium and
polonium
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George Washington Carver Agricultural chemist
Discovered many uses for peanuts, soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes
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Louis B. Leakey Anthropologist; Paleontologist
Important discoveries about ancient humans
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Thomas Edison Inventor
Inventions included light bulb and phonograph
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Ben Carson Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Developed new surgical techniques
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Sally Ride Astronaut
First American woman in space
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Jane Goodall Primatologist
Studied chimpanzees
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Stephen Hawking Theoretical Physicist
Research into cosmology (study of the universe), including black holes
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Albert Einstein Theoretical Physicist
Known for theory of relativity
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Jonas Salk Physician and research scientist
Developed vaccine for polio
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Rachel Carson Marine Biologist
Beginning of environmental movement
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Blaise Pascal Mathematician
Contributed to knowledge of geometry and probability
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Dorothy McClendon Microbiologist
Specialist in bacteria and fungi
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Annie Easley Computer Scientist
Specialist in energy research
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John James Audubon Zoologist
Studied and painted birds
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Nikola Tesla Electrical Engineer
Studied electricity and magnetism
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Margaret Mead Anthropologist
Studied people and cultures on remote Pacific islands
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Florence Nightingale Nurse, mathematician
Pioneer of nursing as a profession and hospital reform; invented the pie chart
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Isaac Newton Scientist, inventor, philosopher
Known for explaining gravity and three laws of motion
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Garrett Morgan Innovator
Invented gas mask (safety hood) and traffic signal lights
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Benjamin Banneker Intellectual
Astronomer, mathematician, clock maker, surveyor, author
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Benjamin Franklin Writer, inventor, statesman
Invented bifocal glasses