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Which of the following is an American engineer best known for his triple-arch steel bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, MO?

James B. Eads. Eads lived from 1820-1887. Early on (1816-1894) he was a confederate general in the American Civil War. Eaton (1883-1979)was a U.S.-Canadian industrialist who founded the Republic Steel Corporation. Eddington (1882-1944) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist who investigated the motion, internal structure, and evoluton of stars.

What was Paul Ehrlich known for?

discovering the first effective treatment for syphilis.

Which of the following was president of Harvard University for 40 years and editor of the 50-volume 'Harvard Classics'?

Charles Eliot. Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849) was an Anglo-Irish writer known for children's stories and novels about Irish life. John Eliot (1592-1632) was an English Puritan and Parlimentarian. John Endecott (c. 1588-1665) was a colonial governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Which of these individuals was an American explorer, engineer and scientist who led the first trans-Arctic and trans-Antarctic air crossings?

Lincoln Ellsworth. Emmet (1778-1803) was an Irish nationalist leader remembered as a romantic hero of Irish lost causes. Etherege (c. 1635-c. 1692) was creator of the English restoration comedy of manners. Evelyn (1620-1706) was an English country gentleman, diarist, and author of 30+ books on the fine arts, forestry, and religious topics.

What job was held by Sir Arthur John Evans?

archaeologist. Evans (1851-1941) excavated the ruins of the ancient city of Knossos in Crete and uncovered evidence of a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization, which he named 'Minoan'.