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Max Planck

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9.5 Brilliant

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9.0 Brilliant

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J. J. Thomson

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8.9 Excellent

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Murray Gell-Mann

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Physics Academic Theoretical Physics Nobel Prize

8.9 Excellent

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Robert Oppenheimer

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8.6 Excellent

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8.6 Excellent

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8.4 Excellent

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Alfred Wegener

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8.4 Excellent

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8.4 Excellent

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8.3 Excellent

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Glenn Seaborg

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8.2 Excellent

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Emil Fischer

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8.2 Excellent

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Charles Keeling

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8.1 Excellent

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Marie Tharp

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8.0 Excellent

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Philip Anderson

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7.9 Very Good

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Whitfield Diffie

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7.7 Very Good

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Howard Temin

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Martin Hellman

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7.4 Very Good