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County: Queens

Evelyn Fox Keller

(1936-2023) Physicist, author, feminist. Evelyn Fox Keller was born in Queens, New York, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Henry Petroski

(1942-2023) Engineer, professor, author. Henry Petroski was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Durham, North Carolina.

Roy Saltman

(1932-2023) Computer scientist, author. Roy Saltman was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Rockville, Maryland.

Betty Lee Sung

(1924-2023) Author, professor, activist. Betty Lee Sung was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Silver Spring, Maryland.

John Prados

(1951-2022) Author, military historian. John Prados was born in Queens, New York, and died in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Philip Berg

(1927-2013) Rabbi, author. Philip Berg was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.