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Is a Hungarian-born American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political act

Is a Hungarian-born American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist.Currently, Soros is chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute and is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations. According to his own website, Soros claims his support for the Solidarity labour movement in Poland, as well as the Czechoslovak human rights organization Charter 77, contributed to ending Soviet Union political dominance in those countries.

Was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the

Was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives and is known as the "Father of Railways". The Victorians considered him a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement, with self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praising his achievements. His rail gauge of 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the world's standard gauge.

A Hungarian-Australian mathematician.

A Hungarian-Australian mathematician.

(September 16, 1852 - May 26, 1914) was a 19th century Major League Baseball First baseman and manag

(September 16, 1852 - May 26, 1914) was a 19th century Major League Baseball First baseman and manager for five different teams in five seasons, while managing two of them.[1]

(February 2, 1854 in Alton, Missouri - May 18, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri), is a former professiona

(February 2, 1854 in Alton, Missouri - May 18, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri), is a former professional baseball playe

(May 1, 1885 - March 30, 1940) born in Brooklyn, New York was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillie

(May 1, 1885 - March 30, 1940) born in Brooklyn, New York was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1907-10 and 1915-16), Cincinnati Reds (1911), Pittsburgh Pirates (1913-15) and Cleveland Indians (1918).

George Weah was born and raised in the Clara Town slum of Monrovia. He is a member of the Kru ethnic

George Weah was born and raised in the Clara Town slum of Monrovia. He is a member of the Kru ethnic group, which hails from south-eastern Liberia's Grand Kru County, one of the poorest areas of the country. His parents were William T. Weah, Sr. and Anna

Was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railroad air brake and was a pioneer of t

Was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railroad air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. Westinghouse was one of Thomas Edison's main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system. Westinghouse's system using alternating current ultimately prevailed over Edison's insistence on direct current. In 1911, he received the AIEE's Edison Medal 'For meritorious achievement in connection with the development of the alternating current system light'.

Is a Republican politician from Pennsylvania. He represented the state's 17th Congressional district

Is a Republican politician from Pennsylvania. He represented the state's 17th Congressional district from 1983 to 2003, when he was unseated in a big upset.

Was an English inventor of an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and the first modern form of

Was an English inventor of an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and the first modern form of fire extinguisher.On 18 February 1807, as a helpless onlooker, he witnessed a Naval ship, the Snipe run aground 60 yards off Great Yarmouth during a storm, with (according to some accounts) a total of 214 people drowned, including French prisoners of war, women and children. Following this tragedy, Manby experimented with mortars, and so invented the Manby Mortar, later developed into the breeches buoy, that fired a thin rope from shore into the rigging of a ship in distress. A strong rope, attached to the thin one, could be pulled aboard the ship. His successful invention followed an experiment as a youth in 1783, when he shot a mortar carrying a line over Downham church. His invention was officially adopted in 1814, and a series of mortar stations were established around the coast.[4]

Was the first to apply an electrical discharge to a sealed tube of neon gas (circa 1902) to create a

Was the first to apply an electrical discharge to a sealed tube of neon gas (circa 1902) to create a lamp. Inspired in part by Daniel McFarlan Moore's invention, Moore's Lamp, Paris-born Claude invented the neon lamp by passing an electric current through inert gases, making them glow very brightly.The first man to display neon lighting was Nikola Tesla at the World Columbian Exposition, international Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. His innovations in this type of light emission were not regularly patented.[1][2]In 1902 Georges Claude and businessman Paul Delorme founded L'Air Liquide S.A. (Air Liquide) based on a method to liquify air that enabled large scale production of oxygen. Air Liquide presently exists as a large multinational corporation headquartered in Paris, France.

Was a Russian engineer, scientist, author and inventor. His medical treatment invention, the Multipl

Was a Russian engineer, scientist, author and inventor. His medical treatment invention, the Multiple Wave Oscillator, is considered quackery by mainstream medicine.In 1929 while in France he was the author of a book "The Secret of Life: Electricity, Radiation and Your Body" (French) in which he claimed and attempted to demonstrate that good or bad health was determined by the relative health of these cellular oscillations, and bacteria, cancers, and other pathogens corrupted them, causing interference with these oscillations. It was translated to English in 1935. Numerous depictions pictured in the book supposedly have Lakhovsky in a Paris, France hospital conducting clinical research treating cancer patients with before, during, and after photographs.[2]

In 1946, he received a degree in economics from the University of Athens. In 1949, he founded his ow

In 1946, he received a degree in economics from the University of Athens. In 1949, he founded his own company, Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises. Shortly after, he inherited his father's fleet of 30 ships, including the world's five largest supertankers.

(August 9, 1946 in Yazoo City, Mississippi) is a former professional baseball player who played catc

(August 9, 1946 in Yazoo City, Mississippi) is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1965-1975.

He plays a custom "Devastator" Bass made out of graphite; the current model was made by Bernie Rico,

He plays a custom "Devastator" Bass made out of graphite; the current model was made by Bernie Rico, Jr. with an M like body and a cyclops skull on the headstock. It has no tone or volume control knobs because he only plays it on full blast. From 1977-198

(born May 27, 1935 in St. Paul, Minnesota), is a retired professional baseball player who played sec

(born May 27, 1935 in St. Paul, Minnesota), is a retired professional baseball player who played second base in the major leagues from 1956-1965.

(born November 13, 1979, in Westminster, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Texas

(born November 13, 1979, in Westminster, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers.

Gerald Levert was born to The O'Jays frontman Eddie Levert and his wife Martha in Philadelphia on Ju

Gerald Levert was born to The O'Jays frontman Eddie Levert and his wife Martha in Philadelphia on July 13, 1966. Levert grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and due to his father's career, Levert would travel with the band regularly. While in high school, Lev

(born July 17, 1930 in Munger, Michigan), is a former professional baseball player who played outfie

(born July 17, 1930 in Munger, Michigan), is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1954-56 and 1963-66) and Cincinnati Reds (1957-63).

Was a Dutch industrialist, cofounder (with his brother Anton Philips) and first CEO of NV Philips' G

Was a Dutch industrialist, cofounder (with his brother Anton Philips) and first CEO of NV Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken.

Gerardo Teissonnière studied at the Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico with Jesús Maria Sanromá

Gerardo Teissonnière studied at the Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico with Jesús Maria Sanromá and at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Vitya Vronsky (Vronsky & Babin), both disciples of Artur Schnabel and Alfred Cortot.While highly regarded for hi

An Austrian, former Formula One racing driver, who used to own 50% of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formul

An Austrian, former Formula One racing driver, who used to own 50% of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team until he sold his share back to energy drink owner Dietrich Mateschitz.Berger competed in Formula One for 14 seasons, twice finishing 3rd overall in the championship. During this time he won ten Grands Prix, achieved 48 podiums, 12 poles and 21 fastest laps (two more than his former team-mate, rival and friend Ayrton Senna). With 210 starts he is amongst F1's most experienced drivers of all time. Berger also has the unique distinction of taking Benetton's first and last victories, with eleven years separating them. He is renowned for his sense of humour and aggressive driving style.

A German inventor and scientist. Sessler invented together with James E. West the foil electret micr

A German inventor and scientist. Sessler invented together with James E. West the foil electret microphone[1] at Bell Laboratories 1962 and the silicon microphone (co-inventor: D. Hohm) in 1983.He received his Ph.D. from the University of Goettingen in 1959. After working in the United States at Bell Labs until 1975, he returned to academia in Germany. From 1975 up to 2000, he worked as a professor of electrical engineering at the Darmstadt University of Technology where he invented the silicon microphone. He is an IEEE fellow and holds over 100 international patents and 18 US; the first one, US3,118,022, with James E. West, was issued on January 14, 1964. Sessler is the author/editor of several books on electrets and acoustics. Furthermore, he is well known for his over 300 scientific papers in prestigious international ma

Her first newspaper article was published in October 1976. It was an interview with singer/songwrite

Her first newspaper article was published in October 1976. It was an interview with singer/songwriter Jim Peterik from the local Chicago band, the Ides of March (and later, Survivor). By the spring of 1980 Dunwich was publishing a small press literary jou

Is an Australian born writer, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature

Is an Australian born writer, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature