Juan Terry Trippe was a U.S. airline entrepreneur. Trippe graduated from Yale in 1921 and began working on Wall Street shortly thereafter. He slowly lost interest in the work of Wall Street and decided to get into the airways business, …[Continue]
10 Facts About John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes was one of the most famous economists and economic theorists of all time. He invented some theories that still govern modern economics and his ideas can be found almost everywhere in the free market. 1. Landscape of …[Continue]
10 Facts About James Watson
James Watson was an American molecular biologist and was a highly awarded champion of physiology and medicine. He shared a Nobel Prize with British biophysicists Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for their discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA. …[Continue]
10 Facts About Francis Crick
Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of the double helix formation of the DNA molecule, is one of the most important scientists to ever study molecular biology. He was one of the most successful scientists ever and contributed a great deal to …[Continue]
10 Facts About Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi, a very significant contributor to the field of physics, was the first scientist to achieve a fully controlled nuclear reaction. His experiments led to the creation and use of the atomic bomb as well the creation of nuclear …[Continue]
10 Facts About Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble, one of the most well-known names in space science, is the inventor of the telescope which bears his name. Many people know of his telescope but they do not know much about Edwin Hubble. He was born in …[Continue]
10 Facts About David Sarnoff
No one in American history has done more to transform the way that we receive information than David Sarnoff. From his humble beginnings as the man who first spread the news of the sinking Titanic via telegraph to his creation …[Continue]
10 Facts About Charles Edward Merrill
Charles Edward Merrill, co-founder of Merrill Lynch & Company, was a stockbroker and a philanthropist. Merrill’s influence can be seen in the establishment and growth of such 1930’s companies as Safeway and K-mart. Merrill also had a hand in introducing …[Continue]
