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Famous faces

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Check out some of the most famous faces in science, maths and engineering.  not rated yet

Famous faces: Alfred Nobel

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Heard of the Nobel Prize?  not rated yet

Famous faces: Marie Curie

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Who is she?  not rated yet

Famous faces: Emily Roebling

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Why was this talented engineer thought to be a danger to New York?  not rated yet

Famous faces: Archimedes

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Find out what caused one of the most famous mathematicians to shout ‘Eureka!’  not rated yet

Famous faces: Aristotle

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Aristotle was an Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist living in the fourth century BC. Even after the Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment, Aristotle's concepts remain a part of modern scientific thinking.  not rated yet

Famous faces: Copernicus

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How this Polish mathematician turned astronomy on its head.  not rated yet

Famous faces: Thomas Alva Edison

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An American inventor and businessman, Edison created many devices that changed people’s lives around the world, including the long lasting light bulb. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention.  not rated yet

Famous faces: George Boole

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A Nineteenth century English logician and mathematician, George Boole invented the logic that all modern computers use.  not rated yet

Famous faces: Hypatia of Alexandria

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Hypatia was a fifth century mathematician, astronomer and Platonic philosopher who was born and educated in Alexandria, Egypt, then under the control of Greece.  not rated yet

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