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Jan 2018
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SYMHC Classics: The Explosive Career of ...

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Today we're revisiting the life of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, who was a chemist, biologist, geologist, physiologist, and economist. But at the end of the day, he's most often referred to as the father of modern chemistry. 
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