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|Articles|April 15, 2002

Rittenhouse lived through eyes of early American scientist, patriot

David Rittenhouse (1732-1796), one of America's foremost scientists and patriots, was called upon by George Washington to become the first director of the U.S. Mint. Rittenhouse was well-qualified for this position, having been a clockmaker, surveyor, mathematician, and astronomer.


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