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Born November 28, 1858 • Sheffield • England • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died September 30, 1940 (aged 81) • London • England
Subjects Of Study alloy steel • manganese steel • process metallurgy

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Sir Christopher Wren, detail of an oil painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1711; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Alfred North Whitehead
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Dorothy Hodgkin
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Sir William Bragg
Sir William Bragg
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Sir Richard Owen, detail of an oil painting by H.W. Pickersgill, 1845; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Martin Rees
Martin Rees
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