Cal StollAge: 74 former football coach at Minnesota (1972-78) and Wake Forest (1969-71); was 39-39 at Minnesota where he coached current NFL coach Tony Dungy; received a heart transplant in…
Ernest Orlando LawrenceBorn: 1901Birthplace: Canton, So. Dakota Method and apparatus for the acceleration of ions—Lawrence's cyclotron enabled him to study the structure of the atom, transmute…
Ottmar MergenthalerBorn: 1854Birthplace: Germany Machine for producing printing bars—Mergenthaler's linotype composing machine allowed one operator to be machinist, typesetter, justifier,…
Jeremy IronsactorBorn: 9/19/1948Birthplace: Isle of Wight, England Academy and Tony Award-winning film, stage and televsion actor known for his intensity and patrician cool. His films include The…
Milton Berle(Milton Berlinger)actorBorn: 7/12/1908Birthplace: Harlem, New York Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comic actor known as “Mr. Television.” He starred in television's The…
Louis B. Mayer(Lazar Meir, Eliezer Mayer)movie executiveBorn: 7/4/1885Birthplace: Minsk, Russia From 1924 to 1951, Mayer reigned over Metro-Goldwin-Mayer (MGM). With his production supervisor, Irving…
