swap_horiz Jean Hoerni Alternatives

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Fred Sanger

Frederick Sanger was a British biochemist renowned for his groundbreaking work in molecular biology. He developed pionee...

20TH Century British Biochemistry Genetics

9.8 Brilliant

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Maurice Hilleman

Maurice Hilleman was a prominent American microbiologist whose groundbreaking work significantly advanced vaccine develo...

American Medicine 20TH Century Vaccines

9.7 Brilliant

3

Wright brothers

Orville and Wilbur Wright were American inventors credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first succes...

American 20TH Century Aviation Airplane

9.6 Brilliant

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Erwin Schrödinger

Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian theoretical physicist instrumental in developing quantum mechanics. His most significa...

Austrian Physics 20TH Century Quantum Mechanics

9.6 Brilliant

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Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi was an Austrian-American chemist whose work profoundly impacted medicine. He synthesized norethindrone in...

Chemistry Medicine 20TH Century Austrian American

9.5 Brilliant

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Bob Noyce

Robert Noyce (1927–1990) was an American physicist, inventor, and businessman nicknamed 'the Mayor of Silicon Valley.' H...

American Silicon Valley 20TH Century Microchip

9.5 Brilliant

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Andrew Fire

Andrew Fire is an American biologist renowned for his pioneering work on RNA interference. His collaboration with Craig...

American Medicine 20TH Century Genetics

9.4 Excellent

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Craig Mello

Craig Mello is an American biologist recognized for his pivotal role in identifying RNA interference. His research demon...

American Medicine 20TH Century Genetics

9.4 Excellent

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Albert Fert

Albert Fert was a French physicist whose independent discovery of giant magnetoresistance (GMR) revolutionized data stor...

French Physics 20TH Century Data Storage

9.4 Excellent

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Ferdinand Porsche

Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-born inventor instrumental in shaping twentieth-century automotive design. His enginee...

Austrian Racing 20TH Century Automobile

9.4 Excellent

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Walter Houser Brattain

Walter Houser Brattain was a physicist instrumental in developing early semiconductor technology. His collaboration with...

Semiconductor 20TH Century Electronics Transistor

9.3 Excellent

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Mohamed M. Atalla

Mohamed M. Atalla was a pioneering electrical engineer whose work fundamentally advanced semiconductor technology. He is...

Security Semiconductor 20TH Century Mosfet

9.1 Excellent

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Dawon Kahng

Dawon Kahng is an electrical engineer recognized for his pivotal role in developing the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-...

Semiconductor 20TH Century Transistor Bell Labs

9.0 Excellent

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Robert H. Dennard

Robert H. Dennard, an IBM engineer, developed the fundamental architecture for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) in 19...

Semiconductor 20TH Century Ibm Memory

8.9 Great

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Hiroshi Amano

Hiroshi Amano was a Japanese engineer whose pioneering work fundamentally advanced semiconductor technology. He achieved...

Semiconductor Japanese 20TH Century LED

8.7 Great

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Nick Holonyak Jr.

Nick Holonyak Jr. is an American inventor recognized for his pivotal role in developing practical light-emitting diodes...

American Semiconductor 20TH Century LED

8.6 Great

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George de Mestral

George de Mestral was a Swiss electrical engineer who invented the hook-and-loop fastener commonly known by the brand na...

Swiss 20TH Century Fastener Materials

8.4 Great

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Nick Holonyak

Nick Holonyak Jr. was an American electrical engineer and professor who significantly advanced semiconductor technology...

Semiconductor 20TH Century LED Lighting

8.4 Great

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Carver Mead

Carver Mead is an American inventor and electrical engineer who pioneered microelectronics at Caltech. He co-authored th...

Semiconductor 20TH Century Computing Vlsi

8.2 Great

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Frank Wanlass

Frank Wanlass was an American electrical engineer whose work contributed to the development of modern semiconductor elec...

CMOS Semiconductor 20TH Century Low Power

8.1 Great