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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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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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Vannevar Bush

Vannevar Bush was an American engineer whose work profoundly influenced computing. He led scientific research efforts du...

American 20TH Century Computing Memex Concept

9.4 Excellent

7

Edwin Land

Edwin Land was an American inventor pivotal to the development of modern photography. His creation, the Polaroid Land ca...

American Optics 20TH Century Polaroid

9.3 Excellent

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Leroy Hood

Leroy Hood was an American biologist whose invention of the automated DNA sequencer revolutionized biotechnology. His wo...

American 20TH Century Biotechnology Genomics

9.3 Excellent

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Seymour Cray

Seymour Cray was an American electrical engineer whose innovative designs revolutionized computer hardware. He created t...

Hardware American 20TH Century Computing

9.3 Excellent

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Bob Metcalfe

Bob Metcalfe was an American engineer instrumental in the development of Ethernet networking technology. His work at Xer...

American Ethernet Networking 20TH Century

9.3 Excellent

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Stephanie Louise Kwolek

Stephanie Louise Kwolek was an American chemist renowned for her research in polymer chemistry while working at the DuPo...

American Chemistry Materials Mid 20TH

9.3 Excellent

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Percy LeBaron Spencer

Percy LeBaron Spencer was an American engineer whose accidental discovery revolutionized food preparation. While working...

American 20TH Century Microwave Oven Radar

9.2 Excellent

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Jay Forrester

Jay Forrester was an American engineer who developed coincident-current magnetic core memory during his time at MIT in 1...

Hardware American 20TH Century Computing

9.2 Excellent

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David Boggs

David Boggs was an American computer scientist instrumental in developing Ethernet. Working alongside Bob Metcalfe at Xe...

American Ethernet Networking 20TH Century

9.2 Excellent

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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

16

J.C.R. Licklider

Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist who made significant contributions to...

American 20TH Century Computing Arpanet

9.2 Excellent

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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

18

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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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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Arthur Fry

Arthur Fry is an American inventor who, while working as a product development researcher at the Minnesota Mining and Ma...

American 20TH Century Office Adhesive

7.2 Good