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Thomas Edison
Edison is the fourth most prolific inventor in history, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures.
His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Manhattan Island, New York.
Albert Einstein
Near the beginning of his career, Einstein thought that Newtonian mechanics was no longer enough to reconcile the laws of classical mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic field. This led to the development of his special theory of relativity. He realized, however, that the principle of relativity could also be extended to gravitational fields, and with his subsequent theory of gravitation in 1916, he published a paper on the general theory of relativity. He continued to deal with problems of statistical mechanics and quantum theory, which led to his explanations of particle theory and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal properties of light which laid the foundation of the photon theory of light. In 1917, Einstein applied the general theory of relativity to model the structure of the universe as a whole.[5]
He was visiting the United States when Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, and did not go back to Germany, where he had been a professor at the Berlin Academy of Sciences. He settled in the U.S., becoming a citizen in 1940. On the eve of World War II, he helped alert President Franklin D. Roosevelt that Germany might be developing an atomic weapon, and recommended that the U.S. begin similar research; this eventually led to what would become the Manhattan Project. Einstein was in support of defending the Allied forces, but largely denounced using the new discovery of nuclear fission as a weapon. Later, together with Bertrand Russell, Einstein signed the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, which highlighted the danger of nuclear weapons. Einstein was affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, until his death in 1955.
Einstein published more than 300 scientific papers along with over 150 non-scientific works.[5][7] His great intelligence and originality have made the word "Einstein" synonymous with genius.
William Henry "Bill" Gates III
William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955)is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third, in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder, with 6.4 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Gates has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work, and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect, and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
Schwarzkopf was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Ruth Alice (née Bowman) and Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf. His father served in the US Army before becoming the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, where he worked as a lead investigator on the infamous Lindbergh kidnapping, but returned to an Army career and rose to rank of Major General. In January 1952, Schwarzkopf's birth certificate was amended to make his name "H. Norman Schwarzkopf". His connection with the Persian Gulf region began very early on. In 1946, when he was 12, he and the rest of his family joined their father, stationed in Tehran, Iran, where his father went on to be instrumental in Operation Ajax, eventually forming the Shah's secret police SAVAK, as well. He attended the Community High School in Tehran, later the International School of Geneva at La Châtaigneraie, and attended and graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy. He is also a member of Mensa
Lindsay Jean Wagner
Lindsay Jean
Wagner (born June 22,
1949) is an American actress. She is probably best known for her portrayal of Jaime
Sommers in the 1970s
television series The
Bionic Woman (for
which she won an Emmy award), though she has maintained a lengthy career in a
variety of other film and television productions since.
Wagner was born in
Los
Angeles, California, the daughter of Marilyn Louise (née
Thrasher) and William Nowels Wagner.When she was seven years old, her parents divorced and her
mother moved with her to the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle
Rock, near Pasadena. Another move with her mother and
stepfather (Ted Ball) brought her to Portland, Oregon, where she attended David
Douglas High School and
appeared in a number of school plays. She studied at the University
of Oregon.
Joan Alexandra Molinsky
Joan Alexandra
Molinsky, publicly known
as Joan Rivers, (born June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, television
personality and actress.
She is known for her brash manner; her loud, raspy voice with a heavy New York accent; and her numerous cosmetic surgeries. Rivers's comic style relies heavily on
poking fun at herself and other celebrities.
Joan Rivers was born
Joan Alexandra Molinsky in Brooklyn, a borough of New York
City, in the state of New York, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants Beatrice (née
Grushman; January 6, 1906 – October 1975) and Meyer C. Molinsky (December 7,
1900 – January 1985). She was raised in Brooklyn,
New York,
and her family later moved to Larchmont, in Westchester County, New York. She attended Connecticut
College
between 1950 and 1952 and graduated from Barnard College in 1954 with a
bachelor-of-arts degree in English literature and anthropology. Before entering show
business, Rivers worked at various jobs such as a tour guide at Rockefeller
Center,a writer/proofreader at
an advertising agency and as a fashion
consultant at Bond
Clothing Stores. During this period, the
agent Tony Rivers advised her to change her name, so she chose Joan Rivers as
her stage name.
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