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9.3 Excellent

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James L. Fergason

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9.2 Excellent

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James Chadwick

James Chadwick was a British physicist who fundamentally advanced the field of nuclear physics by discovering the neutro...

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9.2 Excellent

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Tom Kilburn

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9.0 Excellent

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Frank Whittle

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Donald Davies

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Sidney Gilchrist Thomas

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8.4 Great

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Freddie Williams

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8.4 Great

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Edith M. Flanigen

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Roy Plunkett

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7.9 Good

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Roy J. Plunkett

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7.9 Good