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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Adam Krueger, 44
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Richard Feynman (1918-1988)
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18
Luis Walter Alvarez (1911-1988)
19
Jim Cantore, 61
20
Stefan Milosavljevich
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21
Alice Ball (1892-1916)
22
Jim Gray (1944-2007)
23
Joel Taylor (1979-2018)
24
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26
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30
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Paleontologist
31
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32
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37
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38
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41
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42
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44
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