Science History

Science History

A puzzling code, thought not nearly as puzzling as the world these individuals discovered.

You'll probably need to search for the profiles of these people.

  • This puzzle requires historical knowledge to solve. Reveal Hint
  • You need to recognize all the people. The code relates to information about them. Reveal Hint
  • The ? person is Marie Curie. Reveal Hint
  • The code is related to their death. Reveal Hint
  • The number is the year of their death and the letters the alphabetically sorted letters of their city of death. Reveal Hint

πŸ“– external-knowledge deconstruction Reveal Tags

What is the code?

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