Eli Whitney
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Emile Wauters
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Emma 1787 1876 Willard
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F W Woolworth Co
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Fishing Transportation
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Florent Joseph Marie Willems
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Francis 1635 1672 Willughby
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Francis 1796 1865 Wayland
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Francis Wharton
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Francois Joseph Westermann
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Frank 1864 1918 Wedekind
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Franz Werfel
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Franz Xavier Winterhalter
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Friedrich Von Wieser
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Friedrich Wohler
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Garnet Joseph Wolseley Wolseley
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Generation Of Electricity
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George 1544 Whetstone
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George 1588 1667 Wither
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George 1846 1914 Westinghouse
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George Frederic Watts
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George John Whyte Melville
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George Robert Waterhouse
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George Whitefield
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George Wishart
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Gideon 1802 1878 Welles
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Gilbert White
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Gunnar Wennerberg
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Hans Hinrich 1853 1928 Wendt
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Harvey Washington 8 Wiley
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Henry 1664 1695 Wharton
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Henry 1785 1848 Wheaton
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Henry 1812 1875 Wilson
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Henry Alexander 1806 1876 Wise
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Henry B Snell
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Henry Kirks 1785 1806 White
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Henry Sampson Woodfall
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Henry Watterson
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Herbert George Wells
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History Of The Woodcut
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Horace 1815 1848 Wells
Wells, Horace (1815-1848), American Dental Surgeon, Was Born At Hartford, Vt., Jan. 21, 1815. He Studied Dentistry In Boston, 1834, And Began Practice In Hartford, Conn. In 1840 He First Expressed The Idea That Teeth Might Be Extracted Painlessly By The Application Of Nitrous Oxide Gas. He Tested The Efficacy ...
Horatio Walker
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Hugh Lawson 1773 1840 White
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Hugo Wolf
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Humbert Wolfe
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Inc Wilson And Co
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Isaac 1674 1748 Watts
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Isaac Mayer Wise
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Jagiello 1350 1434 Wladislaus Ii
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James 1727 1759 Wolfe
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James 1736 1819 Watt
Watt, James (1736-1819), Scottish Engineer, The Inven Tor Of The Modern Condensing Steam-engine, Was Born At Greenock On Jan. 19, 1736. His Father Was A Small Merchant There, Who Lost His Trade And Fortune By Unsuccessful Speculation. James Made His Way To London, At The Age Of Nineteen, To Be ...
James 1742 1798 Wilson
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James 757 1825 Wilkinson
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James Abbott Whistler
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James Baird 1833 1912 Weaver
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James Parke Wensleydale
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James Tibbitts Willmore
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Jan Baptist 1621 1660 Weenix
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Johan Wessel
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Johann Joachim I 717 1768
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Johann Sebastian Cammer Meyer
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Johannes 1835 1902 Wislicenus
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John 1574 1638 Wilbye
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John 1588 1649 Winthrop
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John 1606 1676 Winthrop
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John 1727 1797 Wilkes
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John 1728 1808 Wilkinson
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John 1738 1819 Wolcot
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John 1785 1854 Wilson
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John Broadus Watson
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John Christian Watson
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John Fans
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John Henry 1866 1935 Whitley
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John Ward Dunsmore
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John Whitgift
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