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Science

From fire to relativity — humanity's pursuit of understanding the universe.

Figures of Science38

Aristotle

384–322 BCE

Philosopher · Polymath · Founder of the Lyceum

48s

Al-Khwarizmi

c. 780–850 CE

Mathematician · Astronomer · House of Wisdom

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Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

980–1037 CE

Polymath · Physician · Philosopher

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Filippo Brunelleschi

1377–1446 CE

Architect · Engineer · The Architect of the Renaissance

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Nikola Tesla

1856–1943 CE

Inventor · Electrical Engineer

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Marie Curie

1867–1934 CE

Physicist · Chemist · Two-time Nobel Laureate

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Stephen Hawking

1942–2018 CE

Theoretical Physicist · Cosmologist

Florence Nightingale

1820–1910 CE

Nurse · Statistician · Founder of Modern Nursing

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Ada Lovelace

1815–1852 CE

Mathematician · The First Programmer

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Galileo Galilei

1564–1642 CE

Astronomer · Physicist · Engineer

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Michael Faraday

1791–1867 CE

Physicist · Chemist · Electromagnetism Pioneer

Alan Turing

1912–1954 CE

Mathematician · Codebreaker · Father of Computer Science

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