In the following game of hangman, find the name of a famous scientist or inventor by guessing letters of his or her name to fill in the blanks.

First click anywhere within the black area to activate the game. For each guess, type a letter. If it is in the name, those blanks are filled in. If it is not in the name, the letter goes into the discard pile at the bottom. The clue may help you narrow down the possibilities.

After one round is completed, type any character to go on to the next name.

NOTE: To play this game, your Web browser must be able to run Java applets.

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Java applet created by Eric Peterson, 16, Washington, D.C.

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