These
are some interesting
scientists
and inventors:
Roy Chapman Andrews
January 26, 1884-March 11, 1960 zoologist, explorer and museum director |
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Mary Anning
May 21, 1799-March 9, 1847 British paleontologist |
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Archimedes
?-B.C. 212 Greek mathematician |
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Isaac Asimov
January 2, 1920-April 6, 1992 American biochemist and science fiction writer |
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Ralph Baer
March 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014
The Father of Video Games
Inventor and developer
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Benjamin Banneker
November 9, 1731-October 25, 1806 American mathematician and astronomer |
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William Bartram
Feb. 9, 1739-July 22, 1823 American naturalist |
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Alexander Graham Bell
March 3, 1847-August 2, 1922 American inventor of telephone |
B BEL
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Wilson Bentley
Feb. 9, 1865-December 23, 1931 American meteorologist and farmer |
B BEN
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Edwin Binney
American art
collector
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Elizabeth Blackwell
Feb. 3, 1821-May 31, 1910 American physician |
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Louis Bleriot
August 2, 1872- 1936 French aviation pioneer |
B BLE
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Ettore Boiardi (Hector Boyardee)
October 22, 1897 – June 21, 1985
Italian-born chef famous for his food brand Chef Boyardee
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Louis Braille
January 4, 1809-1852 French teacher of the blind |
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David Brower
July 1, 1912-November 5, 2000 American conservationist |
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Barnum Brown
Feb. 12, 1873-1963 American paleontologist and curator |
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Luther Burbank
March 7, 1849-April 11, 1926 American horticulturist |
B BUR
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Robert Cade
September 26, 1927 – November 27, 2007
Inventor of Gatorade
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Asa Candler
1851-1929 American beverage industry executive |
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George Washington Carver
1864-January 5, 1943 American botanist |
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Rachel Carson
May 27, 1907-April 14, 1964 American marine biologist and environmentalist |
B CAR
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Eugenie Clark
May 4, 1922- American oceanographer |
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Jacqueline Cochran
?-August 9, 1980 American aviator and cosmetics industry executive |
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Ben Cohen
1951- American ice cream company executive |
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Jacques Cousteau
June 11, 1910-June 6, 1997 French oceanographer |
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Marie Curie
November 7, 1867-July 4, 1934 Polish chemist |
B CUR
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Charles Darwin
Feb. 12, 1809-April 19, 1882 English naturalist |
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John Deere
?-1868 agricultural machinery executive |
B DEE
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Walt Disney
December 5, 1901-December 15, 1966 American animator and motion picture executive |
B DIS
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Sylvia Earle
August 30, 1935- American marine botanist |
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Thomas Alva Edison
Feb. 11, 1847-October 18, 1931 American inventor |
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Albert Einstein
March 14, 1879-April 18, 1955 German-American physicist |
B EIN
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Paul Erdos
1913-1996
Hungarian mathematician
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Michael Faraday
Sep. 22, 1791-August 25, 1867 British chemist and physicist |
B FAR
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Fannie Farmer
Mar. 23, 1857-January 15, 1915 American cookbook author and school administrator |
B FAR
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Alexander Fleming
August 6, 1881-March 11, 1955 British bacteriologist |
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Henry Ford
July 30, 1863-April 7, 1947 American automobile executive |
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Dian Fossey
January 16, 1932-December 27, 1985 American primatologist |
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Benjamin Franklin
January 17, 1706-April 17, 1790 American statesman and scientist |
B FRA
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Bill Gates
October 28, 1955-
Microsoft founder and computer developer
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B Gat
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Lillian Gilbreath
May 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972
Industrial engineer who invented the electric mixer and other kitchen
appliances
The first woman inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.
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Jane Goodall
1934-
British zoologist who studies wild chimpanzees
|
B GOO
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Stephen Hawking
Jan. 8, 1942- British physicist |
B HAW
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Jim Henson
Sep. 24, 1936-May 16, 1990 American puppeteer and creator of Sesame Street |
B HEN
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Milton Hershey
Sep. 13, 1857-October 13, 1945 American founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company |
B HER
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Bindi Irwin
July 24, 1998 daughter of Australian wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin and tv star |
B IRW
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Steve Jobs
1955-2011
inventor/founder of Apple computers
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B JOB
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Casey Jones
1863-1900 American locomotive engineer |
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W.K. Kellogg
1860-1951 US cereal manufacturer and philanthropist |
B KEL
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Margaret Knight
February 14, 1838-October 12, 1914 American inventor |
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Ray Kroc
October 5, 1902-January 14, 1984 Founder of McDonald’s restaurant |
B KRO
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Stephanie Kwolek
July 31, 1923 – June 18, 2014
American chemist who developed Kevlar, known at the bullet-proof fabric
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Dorothea Lange
May 25, 1895-October 11, 1965 American photographer |
B LAN
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Henrietta Leavitt
1868-1921
astronomer
|
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Leonardo da Vinci
April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519 Italian artist and scientist |
B LEO
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Theodore Maiman
July 11, 1927 – May 5, 2007
Inventor of the laser
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B Mai
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Dr. Gideon Mantell
February 3, 1790-November 10, 1852 English physician and geologist |
B MAN
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Guglielmo Marconi
April 25, 1874-July 20, 1937 Italian electrical engineer and inventor |
B MAR
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Gregor Mendel
1822-1884
genetics scientist
|
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Maria Mitchell
August 1, 1818-June 28, 1889 American astronomer |
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Samuel Morse
1791-1872 inventor |
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John Muir
April 21, 1838-December 24, 1914 American naturalist |
B MUI
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Elisha Otis
August 3, 1811 – April 8, 1861
Elevator inventor and developer
|
B Oti
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Les Paul
June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009
Guitar developer and pioneer of Rock and Roll
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B Pau
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Roger Tory Peterson
1908-1996
American environmentalist who loved birds
|
B PET
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Susan LaFlesche Picotte
June 17, 1865-Sep. 15, 1915 Native American physician |
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Daniel Pratt
1799-1873 architect and manufacturing executive |
B PRA
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Carl Sagan
November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996
Astronomer
|
B Sag
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Levi Strauss
Feb. 26, 1829-Sep. 26, 1902 American clothing industry executive |
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Nikola Tesla
10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943
Electrical engineer known as the “Mad Scientist”
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Vivien Thomas
August 29, 1910 – November 26, 1985
African-American heart surgeon
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Clyde Tombaugh
Feb. 4, 1906-January 17, 1997 American astronomer |
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Wernher Von Braun
1912-1977
German-American rocket scientist
who lived and researched in Huntsville, AL
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Booker T. Washington
April 5, 1856-November 14, 1915 American educator |
B WAS
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Eli Whitney
December 8, 1765-January 8, 1825 American inventor |
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William Carlos Williams
1883-1963 American poet and physician |
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William Wrigley, Jr.
1861-1932 US businessman and baseball team owner |
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Orville Wright
August 19, 1871-January 30, 1948 American aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright 1867-1912 American aviation pioneer |
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Chuck Yeager
Feb. 13, 1923- American test pilot and air force general |
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