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5
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Adam Joseph, 37
18
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806)
19
Dian Fossey (1932-1985)
Zoologist
20
Michio Kaku, 78
21
Grace Hopper (1906-1992)
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John McCarthy (1927-2011)
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24
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Adam Krueger, 44
30
Joel Taylor (1979-2018)
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Fred Baur (1918-2008)
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34
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39
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