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Chien-Shiung Wu

Smith College — Class of ~1934 (est.)

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Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997) (death at 85 years)

Edward Mills Purcell

Purdue University-Main Campus — Class of ~1934 (est.)

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American physicist (1912-1997)

John Archibald Wheeler

Johns Hopkins University — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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American physicist (1911-2008)

William Alfred Fowler

Ohio State University-Main Campus — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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American nuclear physicist (1911-1995)

Melvin Calvin

University of Minnesota-Crookston — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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American biochemist (1911–1997)

Wei-Liang Chow

Asbury University — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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Chinese mathematician (1911–1995)

Melvin Calvin

University of Minnesota-Rochester — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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American biochemist (1911–1997)

Melvin Calvin

University of Minnesota-Duluth — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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American biochemist (1911–1997)

William Alfred Fowler

California Institute of Technology — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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American nuclear physicist (1911-1995)

Polykarp Kusch

Case Western Reserve University — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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German-American physicist (1911-1993)

Melvin Calvin

University of Minnesota-Morris — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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American biochemist (1911–1997)

Melvin Calvin

Michigan Technological University — Class of ~1933 (est.)

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American biochemist (1911–1997)

Dorothy Vaughan

Wilberforce University — Class of ~1932 (est.)

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African-American mathematician

Paul Flory

Ohio State University-Main Campus — Class of ~1932 (est.)

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American chemist (1910-1985)

Paul Flory

Manchester University — Class of ~1932 (est.)

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American chemist (1910-1985)

Roy J. Plunkett

Manchester University — Class of ~1932 (est.)

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American chemist (1910–1994)

Deane Montgomery

Hamline University — Class of ~1931 (est.)

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American mathematician (1909–1992)

Arthur C. Cope

Butler University — Class of ~1931 (est.)

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American chemist (1909–1966)

Robert Serber

Lehigh University — Class of ~1931 (est.)

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American physicist (1909–1997)

V. O. Key, Jr.

McMurry University — Class of ~1930 (est.)

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American political scientist (1908–1963)

Alfred Hershey

Michigan State University — Class of ~1930 (est.)

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American chemist (1908–1997)

Rachel Carson

Johns Hopkins University — Class of ~1929 (est.)

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American marine biologist and conservationist (1907-1964)

Edwin McMillan

California Institute of Technology — Class of ~1929 (est.)

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American physicist (1907-1991)

John R. Dunning

Nebraska Wesleyan University — Class of ~1929 (est.)

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American physicist (1907-1975)

Mary Elliott Hill

Virginia State University — Class of ~1929 (est.)

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chemist (1907-1969)

Melba Phillips

Oakland City University — Class of ~1929 (est.)

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American physicist and science educator (1907–2004)

Melba Phillips

Andrews University — Class of ~1929 (est.)

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American physicist and science educator (1907–2004)

Rachel Carson

Chatham University — Class of ~1929 (est.)

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American marine biologist and conservationist (1907-1964)

Clyde Tombaugh

Kansas State University — Class of ~1928 (est.)

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American astronomer (1906-1997)

Mary Celine Fasenmyer

Mercyhurst University — Class of ~1928 (est.)

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American mathematician (1906–1996)