Ing abad kaping 16 awal modern berkembang saka Eropah Kulon klebu kartografer Gerardus Mercator, anatomist Andreas Vesalius, herbalist Rembert Dodoens lan matématikawan Simon Stevin antarane ilmuwan paling pengaruh.Chemist Ernest Solvay lan insinyur Zenobe Gramme (École industrielle de Liège) menehi jeneng kanggo proses Solvay lan dinamo Gramme, masing-masing, ing taun 1860-an. Bakelite dikembangake ing taun 1907-1909 dening Leo Baekeland. Ernest Solvay uga tumindak minangka filantropis utama lan menehi jeneng kanggo Institut Sosiologi, Sekolah Ekonomi Brussels Solvay lan Institut Kristen Internasional kanggo Fisika lan Kimia sing saiki dadi bagean saka Université de Bruxelles ing taun 1911. (Université libre de Bruxelles, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris,
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