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Also Known As	polygraph

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Dr. William Moulton Marston, seated at right, checks the pulse and blood pressure of James A Frye using a lie detector, with three other men observing in a courtroom setting.

William Moulton Marston

American psychologist

Alberto Santos-Dumont. Postcard of Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont's (1873-1932) airship or dirigible and Eiffel Tower. The Santos Dumont Air-Ship rounding the Eiffel Tower; on Octoboer 19th 1901. airplane

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