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Which British scientist's contribution do you personally admire most?
The UK has produced a remarkable line of thinkers whose work still shapes how we understand the world. Rank these figures by who genuinely impresses you the most.
Put the items in your preferred order.
A
Rosalind Franklin
Her X-ray diffraction images were crucial to unlocking the double helix structure of DNA. Her contribution went under-recognised for decades.
B
Alan Turing
His work at Bletchley Park helped shorten the Second World War, and his theoretical ideas underpin every computer we use today.
C
Stephen Hawking
He reshaped our understanding of black holes and made cosmology accessible to millions through A Brief History of Time.
D
Dorothy Hodgkin
She used X-ray crystallography to determine the structures of penicillin, vitamin B12 and insulin, transforming medicine.
E
Michael Faraday
His discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry laid the foundation for the electric age we now take for granted.
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