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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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Katalin Karikó

Katalin Karikó is a biochemist whose pioneering research on modified messenger RNA (mRNA) revolutionized biotechnology....

Medicine 21ST Century Biotech Hungarian American

9.7 Brilliant

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James L. Fergason

James L. Fergason was an American inventor instrumental in the development of practical twisted nematic liquid crystal d...

American 20TH Century LCD Display Materials

9.2 Excellent

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Leo Baekeland

Leo Baekeland was a 20th-century chemist recognized for developing Bakelite, the world’s first wholly synthetic plastic....

20TH Century Plastic Materials Bakelite

8.5 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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Patsy Sherman

Patsy Sherman was an American chemist who co-invented Scotchgard, a widely used fluorochemical stain and water repellent...

American 20TH Century 3M Materials

8.4 Great

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Robert W. Gore

Robert W. Gore was an American chemical engineer and inventor best known for his discovery of expanded polytetrafluoroet...

20TH Century Membrane Fabric Gore Tex

8.3 Great

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Ching W. Tang

Ching W. Tang is a Hong Kong-born American physical chemist and inventor widely recognized for his foundational contribu...

Display OLED 20TH Century Electronics

8.3 Great

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Edith M. Flanigen

Edith M. Flanigen was an American chemist whose research at Union Carbide focused on zeolites and other molecular-sieve...

Chemistry 20TH Century Materials Zeolite

8.1 Great

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Peter Carl Goldmark

Peter Carl Goldmark (1906–1977) was a Hungarian-born American engineer who worked at CBS Laboratories, where he led the...

Audio Television 20TH Century Hungarian American

8.1 Great

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Peter Goldmark

Peter Carl Goldmark was a Hungarian-American engineer who developed the 33 1/3 rpm long-playing (LP) phonograph record w...

Broadcast 20TH Century Hungarian American Color TV

8.1 Great

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Harry Brearley

Harry Brearley (1871–1948) was an English metallurgist and inventor credited with the industrial development of stainles...

20TH Century Stainless Steel British Materials

7.9 Good

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Roy Plunkett

Roy Plunkett was an American chemist who discovered polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE, while working for DuPont in 1938....

American 20TH Century Polymer Materials

7.9 Good

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Roy J. Plunkett

Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist who worked for the DuPont company during the 20th century. In 1938, he accidenta...

20TH Century Materials Dupont Teflon

7.9 Good

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Waldo Semon

Waldo Lonsbury Semon was an American chemist who made significant contributions to polymer science while working at the...

20TH Century Pvc Polymers Materials

7.8 Good

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Richard Gurley Drew

Richard Gurley Drew was an American engineer working for the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) who made si...

20TH Century 3M Materials Adhesive Tape

7.8 Good

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Katharine Burr Blodgett

Katharine Burr Blodgett was an American physicist and chemist whose research at General Electric advanced thin films, su...

American 20TH Century Materials Nonreflective Glass

7.7 Good

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Andrew Grove

Andrew Grove was a Hungarian-American engineer and businessman who played a significant role in the development of the m...

Intel 20TH Century Semiconductors Hungarian American

7.6 Good

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Spencer Silver

Spencer Silver was an American chemist who worked for the multinational conglomerate 3M. In 1968, he accidentally synthe...

American 20TH Century Adhesive Materials

7.2 Good

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Patsy O'Connell Sherman

Patsy O'Connell Sherman was an American chemist and inventor who worked for 3M. While investigating fluorochemical compo...

20TH Century 3M Materials Scotchgard

7.2 Good