Charles Lyell
1797
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1875
The architect of modern geology who proved that the Earth was sculpted by slow, gradual changes.
Christiaan Huygens
1629
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1695
The architect of the optical wavefront who invented the pendulum clock and unveiled the hidden rings of Saturn.
Daniel Bernoulli
1700
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1782
The master of hydrodynamics who discovered the principle explaining how airplanes fly and fluids flow.
Dmitri Ivánovich Mendeleyev
1834
–
1907
The genius of elements who discovered the hidden order of matter and designed the periodic table.
Dmitri Skobeltsyn
1892
–
1990
The particle physics pioneer who glimpsed antimatter and cosmic rays in cloud chambers.
Edme Mariotte
1620
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1684
The pioneering physicist who co-discovered the ideal gas law and located the blind spot of the human eye.
Edwin Powell Hubble
1889
–
1953
The titan of astronomy who discovered the expansion of the universe and the existence of other galaxies.
Enrico Fermi
1901
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1954
The architect of the nuclear age who achieved the first controlled chain reaction and mastered both theoretical and experimental physics.
Erwin Schrödinger
1887
–
1961
The philosopher of physics who formulated the quantum wave equation and raised the famous cat paradox.
Euclides
300 a.C.
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?
The father of geometry who structured humanity’s logical thinking through his mathematical axioms.
Evangelista Torricelli
1608
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1647
The bold physicist who proved the existence of atmospheric pressure and invented the mercury barometer.
Évariste Galois
1811
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1832
The romantic mathematical genius who invented group theory on the eve of his tragic death.
