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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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8
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9
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17
Sylvia Earle, 90
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18
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19
Sue Hendrickson, 75
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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26
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29
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30
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31
Michio Kaku, 78
32
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953)
33
Adam Joseph, 37
34
George Smoot, 80
35
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36
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37
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38
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39
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40
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41
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42
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43
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44
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45
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46
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