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Most Famous Scientists of the 19th Century

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    Charles Darwin

    He proposed the theory of evolution and natural selection. He also did the work known as "The Origin of Species" (1859)
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    Gregor Mendel

    He laid the foundations for the study of genetics, discovered how traits are inherited and formulated the "Laws of Mendel"
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    Louis Pasteour

    He managed to lay the foundations of modern microbiology, discovered the rabies vaccine and the pasteurization process
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    Dimitri Mendeléyev

    He managed to organize the chemical elements of the well-known periodic table
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    Nikola Tesla

    His major advance was the study of electromagnetism, which years later these studies allowed the application of the concepts of alternating current and the polyphase system.
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    Marie Curie

    The best-known woman scientist, with two Nobel prizes, one in physics, and the other in chemistry for having discovered Radium and Polonium.
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    Albert Einstein

    He proposed the theory of relativity (probably the greatest scientific advance of modern times), together with the well-known equation E = mc ^ 2
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    Alexander Fleming

    He discovered, even if it was by luck, penicillin, an antibiotic substance which is used today to save people. He is also responsible for the availability of effective drugs against diseases.