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Orville and Wilbur Wright were American aviation pioneers and bicycle manufacturers who developed the first successful s...

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André-Marie Ampère

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Andrew Fire

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9.4 Excellent

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Vannevar Bush

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9.4 Excellent

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Jakob Berzelius

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Robert Fulton

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Dean Kamen

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Oliver Evans

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David Bushnell

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Jesse W. Reno

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