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The discovery of DNA is credited to James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, although they were aided by the research of Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins.
Sir Isaac Newton is credited with discovering the concept of gravity in 1687 through his famous law of universal gravitation.
While electricity has been known since ancient times, it was not until 1752 that Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment and proved the existence of lightning as a form of electricity.
In 1911, Ernest Rutherford discovered the structure of the atom through his gold foil experiment, which led to the understanding of the atom having a small, dense nucleus surrounded by electrons.
Charles Darwin is credited with discovering the theory of evolution through his research and observations on the Galapagos Islands, which he published in his book "On the Origin of Species" in 1859.