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Scientists, Inventors and Other Firsts

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Founded the American Red Cross Clara Barton
Invented the rapid fire gun which was the precursor of the machine gun Richard Gatling
Horticulturist who developed more than 800 new varieties of plants and flowers Luther Burbank
Son of slaves who produced more than 300 derivatives from peanuts George Washington Carver
Headed the scientists working on the Manhattan Project Robert Oppenheimer
Revolutionized the study of physics with his theory of relativity Albert Einstein
Psychologist and philosopher who examined the relationship among thought, experience, and action; associated with 'pragmatism' William James
Experimented with electricity and founded the American Philosophical Society Benjamin Franklin
Invented the revolver Samuel Colt
Patented more than 1000 inventions including the incandescent electric lamp and movie projector Thomas Edison
Italian-born physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics with his discovery of neutron-induced reaction; worked on the Manhattan Project Enrico Fermi
Co-discovered the molecular structure of DNA James Watson
Observed sea life and ushered in the environmental revolution with a book attacking the use of pesticides Rachel Carson
First female American doctor Elizabeth Blackwell
Famous for his drawings of birds John James Audubon
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