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science
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Units of Measurement

Defined quantities against which other quantities are compared. Their standardisation is a precondition for trade, engineering and science, and the…

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science
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The Scientific Method

The set of practices by which scientific claims are tested against evidence. It is not a single fixed procedure, and its most important components…

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science
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Peer Review

The evaluation of scholarly work by others in the same field before publication. It is the central quality mechanism of academic publishing, it is…

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chemistry
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Acids and Bases

Two complementary classes of substance, defined by what they do with protons or with electron pairs. The distinction organises a large part of…

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psychology
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Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (1856 to 1939) was an Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis, a revolutionary and controversial approach to understanding the…

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biology
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Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin (1920 to 1958) was a British scientist whose work was crucial to discovering the structure of DNA, the molecule of heredity. Long…

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biology
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The Human Genome Project

The Human Genome Project was a landmark international effort to map all of the genetic information in a human being. Completed in 2003 after more…

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biology
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Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall (born 1934) is a British primatologist whose groundbreaking study of wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of animals and of…

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astronomy
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Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan (1934 to 1996) was an American astronomer and science communicator who did more than almost anyone to bring the wonder of the cosmos to…

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astrophysics
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Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking (1942 to 2018) was a British theoretical physicist who became one of the most famous scientists of his time, renowned for his work on…

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philosophy
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Aristotle

Aristotle (384 to 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist whose work shaped Western thought for two thousand years. He wrote on an…

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astronomy
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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei (1564 to 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer, often called the father of modern science. By insisting on…

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biology
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Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809 to 1882) was an English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection transformed our understanding of life. He…

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physics
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Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton (1642 to 1727) was an English mathematician and physicist, widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. His…

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astronomy
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International Space Station

The International Space Station, or ISS, is a large spacecraft in orbit around the Earth that serves as a home and laboratory for astronauts. The…

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biography
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Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician whose precise calculations of orbital mechanics were critical to the success of the United States'…

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biography
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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance whose range across art and science has made his name a byword for genius. Born in…

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physics
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The Atom

The atom is the basic building block of ordinary matter, the smallest unit of a chemical element that retains its properties. Everything you can see…

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biography
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Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla was an inventor and electrical engineer best known for his pioneering contributions to the alternating current electrical system that…

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biography
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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German born theoretical physicist widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time. Born in 1879 in Ulm, he…

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