André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836)
THE FRENCH PHYSICIST and mathematician André-Marie Ampère worked
at the beginning of the 19th century in Paris, France. He used
his mathematical and statistical skills to observe and measure
natural occurrences that had been discovered by other European
scientists. His greatest work involved the relationship between
electricity and magnetism, and the forces between conducting
wires. He also developed a new way of classifying chemical elements.
Ampère's name was given to the basic unit of electricity - the
ampere or amp.
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Robert Boyle (1627-91)
BORN IN Lismore, Ireland, Boyle became well known in his lifetime
for his natural philosophy. A pioneer of the experimental method,
he helped establish chemistry as a science, distinct from alchemy.
He suggested that matter is composed of fundamental "corpuscles"
that combine in different proportions. Robert Boyle is probably
best remembered for his study of gases. Boyle's law states that
at constant temperature, the pressure and volume of a gas are
inversely proportional.
As well as helping to found modern science, Boyle wrote a theology
treatise and organized lectures to defend Christianity against
other religions.
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Marie Curie (1867-1934)
POLISH-BORN physicist Marie Curie and her French husband Pierre
are famous for their work on radioactivity. They were inspired
by the work of the French physicist Henri Becquerel (1852-1908).
Marie Curie was the first to use the term "radioactive" for substances
that emit invisible forms of radiation.
She also isolated two new radioactive elements: polonium and
radium. After Pierre's death, she took over his job as professor
of physics at the Sorbonne in Paris, the first woman to teach
there. She continued her research, looking for medical uses for
radioactivity. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in
1903 and for chemistry in 1911.
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Antoine Lavoisier (1743-94)
THE FRENCH chemist Antoine Lavoisier is regarded as the father
of modern chemistry. He is remembered particularly for his work
on gases, gunpowder, and combustion. He named both oxygen and
hydrogen, observing that these two gases combine to produce water,
and explained oxygen's role in combustion. This led him to describe
elements and compounds, giving many the names by which they are
known today.
Lavoisier and his wife Marie (1758-1836) were meticulous scientists
who produced some important manuals describing scientific experiments.
In the aftermath of the French Revolution, Lavoisier was executed
by guillotine.
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Louis Pasteur (1822-95)
THE NEED to solve problems affecting the French silk, beer, and
wine industries led to some brilliant work by the French chemist
and microbiologist Louis Pasteur. He isolated and eliminated
two different bacteria that were causing disease in silkworms,
and also produced an accurate explanation for the process of
fermentation. He showed that food could be made safe by heat,
in a process now called pasteurization.
Pasteur is also known for his work on diseases that affect animals
and humans. He developed life-saving vaccines for treating anthrax
and rabies.
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Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)
THE NEW ZEALAND-BORN British physicist Ernest Rutherford laid
the foundation for the development of nuclear physics and modern
quantum theory. He investigated radioactivity and the nature
of alpha (positively charged) particles. His most significant
discovery was the nature of the structure of the atom. He realized
through his experiments that the positive charge of an atom is
concentrated at its centre in a tiny, dense nucleus.
Rutherford's work and leadership inspired two generations of
scientists. In 1908 he received the Nobel Prize for chemistry,
and in 1925 he became president of the Royal Society, London.
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2006-06-21 17:21:44
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answered by Dhruv Kapur 2
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Dmitri Mendeleev. he is the guy who created the first periodic table in 1869 and predicted which elements would be discovered in the future, the undiscovered ones. heck, if that's not a good scientist for chemistry, i don't know who is!
2006-06-21 23:30:47
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answered by afterflakes 4
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What do you mean by "chart"?
Anyway, try Marie Currie. She loved her work so much, it killed her. And got a element or two named after her along the way.
2006-06-21 23:26:15
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answered by quntmphys238 6
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Someone different, very intelligent and successful would be Mr. Dupont, of the Dupont Chemical Corp.
2006-06-22 00:39:25
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answered by j m 1
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Marie Curie is very big in the chemistry world. Why not try her?
2006-06-21 23:25:32
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answered by adriennemokarry 2
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Try Antoine Lavoisier, the 'inventor' or father of modern chemistry, with his law of conservation of mass. :)
2006-06-21 23:28:16
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answered by Cap'n Eridani 3
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No I can't answer this. Do it yourself you lazy bum. Cheating is wrong you cheater. I hope you fail.
2006-06-21 23:27:10
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answered by Quinn M 1
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