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Science, Mathematics and Money The people and ideas depicted on currency reflect national and cultural priorities. Many foreign countries feature scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and philosophers on their bills, including formulas & instruments! Some countries depict only politicians on money. Q: Why does this matter?

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Science, Mathematics and Money

• The people and ideas depicted on currency

reflect national and cultural priorities.

• Many foreign countries feature scientists,

mathematicians, engineers, and philosophers

on their bills, including formulas & instruments!

• Some countries depict only

politicians on money.

Q: Why does this matter?

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Carl

Friedrich

Gauss

German

Marks

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Leonhard

Euler

Swiss

Francs

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Lord Kelvin

British

Pounds

Michael

Faraday

British

Pounds

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Sir Isaac

Newton

British

Pound

Albert

Einstein

Israeli

Liras

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Galileo

Galilei

Italian

Lires

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Guglielmo

Marconi

Italian

Lire

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Democritus

of Abdera

Greek

Drachma

Alessandro

Volta

Italian

Lire

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Nicolas

Copernicus

Polish

Zloty

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Marie

Curie

Polish

Zloty

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Frederic

Chopin

Polish

Zloty

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Marie and

Pierre Curie

French

Francs

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Blaise Pascal

French

Francs

Rene

Descartes

French

Francs

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Louie

Pasteur

French

Francs

Voltaire

French

Francs

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Erwin

Schrodinger

Austrian

Schillings

Lord Earnest

Rutherford

New Zealand

Dollars

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Nicola

Tesla

Serbian

Dinars

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Nicola

Tesla

Yugoslavian

Dinars

1010!

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Nicola

Tesla

Yugoslavian

Dinars

Niels

Bohr

Danish

Kroner

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Sigmund

Freud

Austrian

Schillings

Abu Ali

al-Hasan

Iraqi

Dinars

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Richard Dawkins

Charles DarwinBritish Pounds