Navy Department

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Navy Department

US GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Wallace J. Eckert Astronomer 19-Jun-1902 24-Aug-1971 First scientist hired by IBM

Elizebeth Friedman Scientist 26-Aug-1892 31-Oct-1980 America's first female cryptanalyst

William W. George Business 14-Sep-1942 CEO of Medtronic, 1991-2001

Herbert A. Hauptman Mathematician 14-Feb-1917 23-Oct-2011 X-ray diffraction studies

Jerome Karle Chemist 18-Jun-1918 6-Jun-2013 X-Ray diffraction studies

Truman H. Newberry Politician 5-Nov-1864 3-Oct-1945 US Senator from Michigan, 1919-22

James Kirke Paulding Novelist 22-Aug-1778 6-Apr-1860 Salmagundi

Franklin D. Roosevelt Head of State 30-Jan-1882 12-Apr-1945 US President during WWII

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