| Clue | Scientist |
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| Theorized that electrons circle the nucleus in discrete orbits; later developed the electron shell model and used it to explain periodicity | |
| He won a Nobel Prize for his exclusion principle | |
| First suggested the existence of isotopes | |
| Described electrons as wavefunctions instead of point particles; devised a famous cat-related thought experiment | |
| Devised quantum theory's uncertainty principle | |
| This Frenchman postulated particle-wave duality | |
| He won a Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission | |
| Though she discovered nuclear fission alongside the man above, she was overlooked by the Nobel committee for purely personal reasons | |
| Remembered as one of the two fathers of the atomic bomb for his work on the Manhattan Project, he created the first nuclear reactor to initiate a self-sustained chain reaction | |
| This second father of the atomic bomb, remembered for his work on the Manhattan Project, quoted the Bhagavad Gita: 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' | |
| He won a Nobel Prize for his research on transuranium elements, ten of which he discovered | |
| Famous for his diagrams, he also pioneered quantum computing | |
| The 'God particle,' the 'most sought-after particle in modern physics,' is named after this man | |
| Proposed atomic theory as a philosophical concept in ancient Greece | |
| Perhaps the most famous scientist of all time, many remember his equation, E=mc^2. However, he won his Nobel Prize for his work on the photoelectric effect. | |
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