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Created page with "== Early Life and Education == Ernest Orlando Lawrence was born on August 8, 1901, in Canton, South Dakota. He was the eldest of Carl Gustavus and Gunda Jacobson Lawrence's six children. His father was a superintendent of Canton's public schools, and his mother was a former schoolteacher. Lawrence's interest in science was sparked at a young age, and he was particularly fascinated by electricity. Lawrence attended St. Olaf College in Minnesota for a year..."
