1868 ⟶ Cro-Magnon Human Remains Discovered

Cro-Magnon man first identified.
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🦕 Cuvier Demonstrates Extinction

Georges Cuvier: Establishes extinction as a fact.⟶
Cuvier Demonstrates Extinction (1796)
PaleontologyBiologyExtinctionNatural HistoryScientific Revolution
FranceFrance

🦴 Neanderthal Fossils Identified

Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.⟶
Neanderthal Fossils Identified (1856)
PaleontologyAnthropologyHuman EvolutionFossil Discovery19th Century ScienceScientific Revolution
GermanyGermany

🧕 Cro-Magnon Human Remains Discovered

Cro-Magnon man first identified.⟶
Cro-Magnon Human Remains Discovered (1868)
PaleontologyAnthropologyHuman EvolutionArchaeologyFossil Discovery
FranceFrance

⚡ Pierre and Jacques Curie Discover Piezoelectricity

Pierre Curie and Jacques Curie: Piezoelectricity.⟶
Pierre and Jacques Curie Discover Piezoelectricity (1880)
PhysicsElectricityMaterials Science
FranceFrance

💉 Pasteur Develops Rabies Vaccine and Saves Boy's Life

Louis Pasteur creates the first successful vaccine against rabies for a young boy who had been bitten 14 times by a rabid dog.⟶
Pasteur Develops Rabies Vaccine and Saves Boy's Life (1885)
MedicineVaccinationInfectious DiseasesPublic HealthLouis PasteurBiologyScientific Breakthrough
FranceFrance

🧪 Marie Curie Discovers Radium and Polonium

Marie Curie discovered radium and polonium⟶
Marie Curie Discovers Radium and Polonium (1898)
PhysicsChemistryRadioactivityMarie CurieNobel PrizeElements
FranceFrance