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Famous Scientists and Their Groundbreaking Discoveries: Multiple Choice
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- 01Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction image 'Photo 51' was critical to understanding the double helix structure of what molecule?
- 02Michael Faraday's pioneering work was fundamental to the field of...
- 03Which American astronomer's observations confirmed that the universe is expanding?
- 04Marie Curie, a pioneer in radioactivity research, discovered which two chemical elements?
- 05The book 'On the Origin of Species' introduced the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection. Who was its author?
- 06Dmitri Mendeleev is best known for his contribution to which fundamental concept in chemistry?
- 07Who is considered the 'father of modern genetics' for his experiments with pea plants?
- 08The process of heating liquids to kill bacteria, known as pasteurization, is named after which French biologist?
- 09Which English mathematician and physicist formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
- 10Which astronomer was the first to systematically use a telescope for observations, discovering Jupiter's four largest moons?
- 11The discovery of penicillin, the first true antibiotic, is credited to which Scottish physician?
- 12Which physicist is most famous for developing the theory of relativity, including the equation E=mc²?