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Famous Scientists

Dr Rob Albert Einstein may be the best known name in science but he's not the only famous scientist whose work has shaped life in the 21st century.

From radioactive cats to cranes and parachutes, join Dr Rob as takes a trip through time and SCOPEs out Archimedes, Da Vinci, Tesla and a heap of other famous scientists! As once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, under the SCOPE.

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Archimedes' crane
Leonardo Da Vinci's parachute
Galileo and falling objects
Newton's cradle
Pasteur and hygiene
Curie and radiation
Tesla and microwave imaging

Falling objects

The millimetre-wave imaging project
Famous scientists links
More inventions by Da Vinci
Exploring Da Vinci
Models and animations of Da Vinci's machines
Everything about Tesla
Try out some Pasteur science
Newton's cradle, the full explanation
Marie Curie - the woman who opened the nuclear age

Try these DIY science experiments from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club and Science by Email:

Make a Newton's cradle magnetic rocket

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Geraldine Hunt - Associate Professor and Hospital Director, University Veterinary Centre, Sydney
Dr Greg Timms - Microwave Physicist, CSIRO
Dr Christopher Souvlis - Dentist

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Famous Scientists

Falling Objects

Microwave Imaging

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