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While he was a scientist, Benjamin Banneker was not an inventor. He did help survey for the site of Washington, D.C. He was also a mathematician and an astronomer, known for his almanacs. In these almanacs, he published information about literature, medicine, tides, bees, and locust.
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Benjamin Banneker was an African American scientist. He never married and died in his log cabin in 1806. The United States Post Office created a postage stamp is Banneker's honor.
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Benjamin Banneker invented wooden watches
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the answer is BANNEKER because he changed his name and banneker became his more known name
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