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Mackay, MAK ee, John William (1831-1902), was an American miner and financier. See more »
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Bell, Alexander Graham
Bell, Alexander Graham (1847-1922), a Scottish-born inventor and educator, is best known for his invention of the telephone.
See more »Field, Cyrus West
Field, Cyrus West (1819-1892), was an American financier who promoted the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic (see Cable).
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Mackay, MAK ee, John William (1831-1902), was an American miner and financier.
See more »Morse, Samuel Finley Breese
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872), was a famous American inventor and painter.
See more »Pupin, Michael Idvorsky
Pupin, Michael Idvorsky, pyoo PEEN, MIH kah ehl ihd VAWR skee (1858-1935), was a Serbian American electrical engineer, educator, and inventor.
See more »Siemens, Ernst Werner von
Siemens, SEE muhnz or ZEE muhnz, Ernst Werner von (1816-1892), was a German inventor and industrialist who contributed to telegraphy and electric power generation.
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