Science and Technology
| Name | Notability | Connection to Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony J. Arduengo, III (1952–) | Chemist, Material Scientist, Discoverer of Stable Carbenes | Born in Tampa |
| Philip Don Estridge (1937–1985) | Led the development of the IBM Personal Computer | Born in Jacksonville; lived and worked in Boca Raton |
| George Smoot (1945-) | Astrophysicist, Cosmologist, and Nobel laureate | Born in Yukon |
| John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008) | Theoretical Physicist | Born in Jacksonville |
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