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author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)

Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)

United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)

Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)

American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)

United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)

Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)

United States literary critic (1895-1972)

28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)

a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)