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Notable British scientists and inventors

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Britain has produced many important scientists. Sir Isaac Newton described gravity and laws of motion. Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution. Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.

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Who developed the theory of evolution?

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