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Louis Pasteur
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Louis Pasteur
Inventor, Doctor, Chemist / 1822 - 1895
Scientist Louis Pasteur came up with the food preparing process known as pasteurization; he also developed a vaccination for anthrax and rabies.
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Jacques Alexandre César Charles
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Jacques Alexandre César Charles
Mathematician, Inventor, Physicist, Academic Author / 1746 - 1823
Jacques Alexandre César Charles was a French scientist and inventor who, along with Nicholas Robert, was the first to take flight in a hydrogen balloon.
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Jacques Cousteau
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Jacques Cousteau
Photographer, Explorer, Filmmaker, Inventor, Military Leader, Scientist / 1910 - 1997
Jacques Cousteau was a French undersea explorer, researcher, photographer and documentary host who invented diving and scuba devices, including the Aqua-Lung. He also conducted underwater expeditions and produced films and television series, including the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.
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Louis Braille
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Louis Braille
Educator, Inventor / 1809 - 1852
Louis Braille was a French educator who developed the Braille system of printing and writing for the blind.
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Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
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Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
Painter, Inventor, Physicist / 1787 - 1851
Louis Daguerre was a French artist and physicist who gained international acclaim when he invented the process of photography. -
Nicéphore Niépce
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Nicéphore Niépce
Inventor / 1765 - 1833
French inventor Nicéphore Niépce was the first to make a permanent photographic image.
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