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Dudes that did things
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Molly
⟶ Updated 19 Nov 2017 ⟶
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Amedeo Avogadro 6.022x10^23 (Avogadro's number) His hypotheses and ideas were not accepted originally
Niels Bohr Developed his model of the atomic structure Attended Copenhagen University
Henri Becquerel Discovered "uranium rays" (radiation) Distinguished in many fields of optical research
Robert Boyle Published gas law PV=k He thought he created gold through alchemy
Robert Bunsen Created the spectroscope Lost right eye in an explosion
Henry Cavendish Discovered hydrogen which he called "inflammable air" He was a rich man
Marie Curie Discovered radium and polonium Won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry
Pierre Curie Married Marie Curie in 1895 Assisted wife in discover of elements
John Dalton Created an atomic model Quaker school teacher
Humphry Davy Discovered the elements sodium and potassium Found out that nitrous oxide is an anesthetic
Otto Hahn Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery and radiochemical proof of nuclear fission Element 105 is named after him
Charles Martin Hall Separated aluminum with an electric current Sold our aluminum commercially and became very $ucce$$ful
Frederic and Irene Joliet-Curie Awarded Nobel Prize for Chemistry for synthesizing new radioactive isotopes Daughter and son-in-law of Marie and Pierre Curie
Antoine Lavoisier Demonstrated conservation of mass and defined many elements including oxygen Known as the father of modern chemistry
Dimitri Mendeleev Published and organized elements by atomic mass Youngest of 14 children
Lise Meitner Defined nuclear fission Element number 109 is named after her
Henry Moseley Observed and measured x-ray spectra of different elements Died at age 27
Joseph Priestley Heated mercuric oxide and described observations as "dephlogisticated air" Observations built a foundation for the discovery of oxygen