American actor who gained fame for his portrayals of strong, quiet heroes. He won an Academy Award for Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952). |
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American novelist who is best remembered for his novels of frontier life, such as The Last of the Mohicans (1826). |
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American physicist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for his work on superconductivity. |
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American manufacturer, inventor, and philanthropist who built the first American locomotive and founded Cooper Union (1859) in New York City, which offered free courses in the arts and sciences. |
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