10 Famous Chemists Who Changed the World

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1

Marie Curie

Pioneering research on radioactivity, discovered polonium and radium, laid foundation for X-ray machines.

2

Dmitri Mendeleev

Created periodic table, predicted properties of undiscovered elements.

3

Robert Boyle

Founding figure, Boyle's law on gas pressure and volume.

4

Antoine Lavoisier

Discovered role of oxygen in combustion, established law of conservation of mass.

5

Linus Pauling

Nobel laureate for chemical bond work, advanced molecular structure understanding.

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6

Fritz Haber

Synthesized ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen, revolutionized agriculture.

7

Irène Joliot-Curie

Discovered artificial radioactivity with husband, Frédéric Joliot-Curie.

8

Paul Dirac

Made key contributions to quantum mechanics, impacting chemistry.

9

Gilbert N. Lewis

Discovered covalent bond, introduced electron pair concept in chemical bonding.

10

Rosalind Franklin

Crucial role in DNA structure discovery, her X-ray images aided Watson and Crick.

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