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Science & Medicine
Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
1887–1959American electrical engineer
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Sloan, birthplace of the American electrical engineer Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
In 1887, the American electrical engineer Oliver Ellsworth Buckley was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 11 languages. Across Iowa, 455 towns list someone born there.
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Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
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Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sloan and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.