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    20 Scientists Who Discovered Something Huge Before We Hit the 2000s (or Even 1900s)

    Discover 20 groundbreaking scientists who discovered something huge long before the 2000s, from Newton’s laws of motion to Curie’s radioactivity.

    It’s easy to assume that the biggest breakthroughs happened recently, after computers, satellites, and billion-dollar laboratories became the norm. Here are 20 scientists who discovered something huge before the 2000s, and in many cases, before the 1900s even began. But…