Wilson
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~ Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
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~ Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
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~ United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
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~ Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
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~ author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
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~ English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
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~ a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)
Wilson
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~ 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
Wilson cloud chamber
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~ apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
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~ United States literary critic (1895-1972)
Wilson's thrush
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~ tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
Wilson's blackcap
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~ yellow wood warbler with a black crown
Wilson's warbler
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~ yellow wood warbler with a black crown
Wilson's disease
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~ a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain