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    Laurel van der Wal (September 22, 1924 – August 13, 2009) was an American aeronautical engineer who is known for contributions to bioastronautics. She...
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  • Van der Wal (or van de Wal, Vander Wal, Vanderwal, van de Wall, VanderWaal) is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer of the name may...
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  • American poet and novelist Laurel True (born 1968), American artist, architectural artist, muralist, and mosaic artist Laurel van der Wal (1924–2009), American...
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  • Killick (died 2019), English naval electronics engineer September 22 – Laurel van der Wal (died 2009), American aeronautical engineer September 26 – Jean Hoerni...
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    in astronautics and related fields. To name some: Eilene Galloway Laurel van der Wal Katherine Johnson Mary Jackson Dorothy Vaughan Nichelle Nichols A...
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    Brazil, before building a successful academic career. From 1958, Laurel van der Wal was the project engineer on three MIA (Mouse-in-Able) launches from...
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    Laurel van der Wal, head of bioastronautics at Space Technology Laboratories, 1961...
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    organic synthesis of an enzyme, a ribonuclease (b. 1922). 13 August – Laurel van der Wal, American aeronautical engineer (b. 1924). 29 August – Nicole Grasset...
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  • cryptography and security generally, including electronic voting Laurel van der Wal, B.S. 1949 – bioastronautics researcher William Yeager, B.A. 1964...
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  • the Comrades. Schoolteacher Frith van der Merwe won the woman's race in 1988 in a time of 6:32:56. In 1989, Van der Merwe ran 5:54:43, obliterating the...
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