Woods Hole, MA

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Woods Hole, MA

CDP (CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACE)

Population:
925 (2000 census)

County:
Barnstable County

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 1930

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Spencer Fullerton Baird Naturalist 3-Feb-1823 19-Aug-1887 History of North American Birds

E. Newton Harvey Zoologist 25-Nov-1887 21-Jul-1959 Light-emitting organisms

Irving Langmuir Chemist 31-Jan-1881 16-Aug-1957 Inventor of the high-vacuum tube

Albert Szent-Györgyi Scientist 16-Sep-1893 22-Oct-1986 Vitamins C and B2

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