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02 Feb 1996
Percy Zell Michener |
death Percy Zell Michener Died 2 Feb 1996 at age 92 (born 22 Jan 1904). U.S. civil engineer who supervised the construction, completed in 1964, of the 28-km (17 1/2-mi) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in eastern Virginia, considered a marvel of modern engineering and one of the most impressive transportation facilities in the world. |
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02 Feb 1996
Ray McIntire |
death Ray McIntire Died 2 Feb 1996 at age 77 (born 24 Aug 1918). U.S. chemical engineer who inadvertently created what became known as Styrofoam while working for the Dow Chemical Co., where he was attempting to develop a rubberlike polymer to be used as a flexible insulator. |
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