1 Howard Hughes
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Birthdate: December 24, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Humble, Texas, United States
Died: April 5, 1976
2 Linus Pauling
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Famous As: Chemist, Biochemist
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Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Died: August 19, 1994
3 Frank Capra
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3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
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Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bisacquino, Italy
Died: September 3, 1991
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4 Benoit Mandelbrot
6
2
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Famous As: Mathematician and polymath
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Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: October 14, 2010
5 William Shockley
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3
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Famous As: Physicist
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Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 12, 1989
6 David Bohm
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0
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Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 27, 1992
7 John McCarthy
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Computer scientist, Engineer, University teacher
Birthdate: September 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston
Died: October 24, 2011
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9 Frank Borman
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2
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Sun Sign: Pisces
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10 Kip Thorne
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11 Gordon Moore
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12 Adam D'Angelo
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13 Ivan Sutherland
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14 Harrison Schmitt
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15 Harry Turtledove
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16 Vernon L. Smith
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Sun Sign: Capricorn
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17 John Lilly
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Sun Sign: Capricorn
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19 Donald Knuth
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20 Sidney Gottlieb
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22 Ardem Patapoutian
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1
Listed In: Scientists
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Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
23 Eugene Merle Shoemaker
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Birthdate: April 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
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24 Bob Lazar
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25 L. Sprague de Camp
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27 Chester F. Carlson
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28 Robert Tarjan
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29 Bob Behnken
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30 Robert Woodrow Wilson
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31 George M. Whitesides
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32 Robert C. Merton
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33 Amy Mainzer
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