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Louis Pasteur
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Louis Pasteur
Chemist / 1822 - 1895
French chemist Louis Pasteur is best known for inventing a method to stop milk and wine from causing sickness, a process that came to be called pasteurization. -
Alexander Fleming
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Alexander Fleming
Biologist / 1881 - 1955
Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish bacteriologist best known for his discovery of penicillin.
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Charles Drew
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Charles Drew
Doctor, Surgeon / 1904 - 1950
Charles R. Drew was an African-American surgeon who pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion. -
Charles Lindbergh
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Charles Lindbergh
Inventor, Pilot, Writer / 1902 - 1974
Aviator Charles Lindbergh became famous for making the first solo transatlantic airplane flight in 1927.
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Daniel Hale Williams
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Daniel Hale Williams
Surgeon / 1858 - 1931
Physician Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful heart surgery in 1893 and founded the nation's first interracial hospital. -
Rudolf Virchow
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Rudolf Virchow
Academic, Doctor, Political Leader, Biologist / 1821 - 1902
Rudolf Virchow was a German pathologist and statesman, widely credited for his advancements in public health, particularly with his cell theory.
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