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9.2 Brilliant

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Alexander Fleming

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9.1 Brilliant

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John Bardeen

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9.0 Brilliant

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Roger Penrose

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Physics Nobel Prize Cosmology 21ST Century

8.6 Excellent

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8.4 Excellent

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8.3 Excellent

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8.1 Excellent

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John Goodenough

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8.1 Excellent

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Carol Greider

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7.8 Very Good

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7.8 Very Good

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7.7 Very Good

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Paul Lauterbur

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Nobel Prize Chemistry Medicine Innovative

7.7 Very Good

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Harald zur Hausen

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7.7 Very Good

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Charles Kao

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7.7 Very Good

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Harold Kroto

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Nobel Prize Chemistry Discovery 20TH Century

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Stanley Whittingham

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7.5 Very Good