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Do you know who America's Greatest Engineer was in the late
An SI Board Since January 2005
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If you think you know who post here.

I'll post clues as time goes on.

Eventually someone will get it.

clue #1 Personally knew Albert Einstein
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27<i> what have I won </i> philspector.comDr. Voodoo-1/11/2005
26I would like to file a protest!<g> cabinetmagazine.org “After Edison andCisco-1/9/2005
25you won a mark in your favor....Green Receipt-1/9/2005
24Cool. What have I won? <i>e</i>LPS5-1/7/2005
23Yeah thats him! Here is an interesting read on his life work chem.ch.huji.ac.iGreen Receipt-1/7/2005
22I gather you don't think to well of Edison!<g> Some people just seem Cisco-1/7/2005
21Thomas Edison was an American embarrassment who was brilliant in a way resemblinQuincy-1/7/2005
20You could be right. He did study in a canoe. But would you consider him AmericCisco-1/7/2005
19It has to be Thomas Edison then since Eads and Edison are considered 2 of the fiCisco-1/7/2005
18Charlie Steinmetz?LPS5-1/7/2005
17OK another clue: Late 1800'sGreen Receipt-1/7/2005
16Nope, Try againGreen Receipt-1/7/2005
15Yep everyone is wrong so far....Green Receipt-1/7/2005
14Nope, but good guess.Green Receipt-1/7/2005
13clue: He liked to study in a canoeGreen Receipt-1/7/2005
12Nope, try againGreen Receipt-1/7/2005
11Nope. Our guy was recognized as America's #1 engineerGreen Receipt-1/7/2005
10Nope try againGreen Receipt-1/7/2005
9So far, we're all wrong?LPS5-1/7/2005
8Harvey Firestone/George Eastman- I know from visiting Thomas Edison's house richardred-1/7/2005
7David R. Stockwell? :-) Hey, I can't come up with anyone who meets the criLazarus_Long-1/6/2005
6George Westinghouse. <i>e</i>LPS5-1/6/2005
5Robert Oppenheimerrichardred-1/6/2005
4Nikola Tesla.Julius Wong-1/5/2005
3I will go ahead and guess: James Buchanan EadsCisco-1/5/2005
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