Which pair of scientists is credited with the discovery of the scanning tunneling microscope?
A) Watson and Crick
B) Curl and Feynman
C) Pauli and Dalton
D) Binnig and Rohrer
E) Kroto and Smalley

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The scanning tunneling microscope was invented by Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer in 1981 for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986. Watson and Crick are known for their discovery of the structure of DNA molecule, Curl and Feynman for their work on fullerenes, Pauli for exclusion principle and Dalton for atomic theory. Kroto and Smalley are also known for their work on fullerenes.

Which Pair of Scientists Is Credited with the Discovery of the Scanning