Explorers, Pioneers, Scientists and Military
| Name | Notability | Connection to Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Chester R. Bender (1914–1996) | First Florida resident to graduate from the United States Coast Guard Academy | Born in Plant City |
| Roy Geiger (1885–1947) | Marine Corps general during World War II | Born in Middleburg |
| Joseph Kittinger (1928–) | Aviation and space flight pioneer | Born in Tampa |
| John Young (1930–) | Navy fighter pilot and NASA Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle astronaut | Raised in Orlando |
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Famous quotes containing the words scientists and/or military:
“Next week Reagan will probably announce that American scientists have discovered that the entire U.S. agricultural surplus can be compacted into a giant tomato one thousand miles across, which will be suspended above the Kremlin from a cluster of U.S. satellites flying in geosynchronous orbit. At the first sign of trouble the satellites will drop the tomato on the Kremlin, drowning the fractious Muscovites in ketchup.”
—Alexander Cockburn (b. 1941)
“Stately as a galleon, I sail across the floor,
Doing the military two-step, as in the days of yore.”
—Joyce Grenfell (1910–1979)