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Antoine Lavoisier
1743 – 1794Named oxygen, killed phlogiston, founded modern chemistry; guillotined at 50.
France·Chemistry
Alessandro Volta
1745 – 1827Built the first battery; the volt is his.
Italy·Physics · Chemistry
Michael Faraday
1791 – 1867A bookbinder's apprentice who gave humanity electricity on demand.
United Kingdom·Physics · ChemistryFull profile