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| Cartier | Discovered and explored the St. Laurence river |
| Champlain | Sailed up the St. Lawrence River; in 1608, founded the city of Quebec , the first permanent settlement in canada;explored region around lake champlain |
| Marquette and Joliet | Sailed down the Mississippi River as far as the Arkansas river |
| La Salle | Explored the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico;Named the land Louisiana in honor of LouisXIV;founded the city of St. Louis |
| Descartes | Founded modern philosophy and the scientific method |
| Pascal | Mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and writer. Invented the hydraulic press;made first adding machine |
| Lavoisier | one of the creators of modern chemistry |
| Ampere | Made significant contributions in the field of electricity |
| Bernard | Founder of modern physiology |
| Pasteur | one of the greatest benefactors of mankind;He formulated the germ theoy;found a cure for rabies and anthrax;discovered pasteurization |
| Pierre and Marie Curie | Discovered radium |
| Dagurre | Pioneer in the field of photography |
| Braille | Invented a system of reading and writing for the blind |
| Bizet | Composer of Carmen |
| Debussy | Clair De Lune |
| Ravel | Mother GOose Suite |
