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Andrew J. Moyer
Andrew J. MoyerBorn: 1899Birthplace: Star City, In Method for production of penicillin—Moyer found that by culturing the Penicillium mold in a culture broth comprising corn steep liquor and…Roy J. Plunkett
Roy J. Plunkett Born: 1910Birthplace: New Carlisle, Ohio Tetrafluoroethylene polymers—Plunkett discovered “Teflon” and also worked on the development of many other fluorochemical products and…Charles J. Plank
Charles J. Plank Born: 1915 Birthplace: Calcutta, India Catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons with a crystalline zeolite…Edward J. Rosinski
Edward J. Rosinski Born: 1921Birthplace: Gloucester County, N.J. Catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons with a crystalline zeolite catalyst composite—Plank and Rosinski developed the first…Elijah J. McCoy
Elijah J. McCoyBorn: 1843Birthplace: Colchester, Ontario, Canada Improvement in lubricators for steam engines—McCoy, a mechanical engineer from Detroit, Mich., developed an automatic…J. Franklin Hyde
J. Franklin Hyde Born: 1903 Method for making a transparent article of silica—Hyde was with Corning Glass when he discovered a…William J. Kroll
William J. KrollBorn: 1889Birthplace: Luxembourg Method for manufacturing titanium and alloys thereof—Metallurgist William Kroll invented the Kroll process, a technique for producing titanium…James J. Jeffries
James J. JeffriesBorn: Apr. 15, 1875Boxer world heavyweight champion (1899-1905); retired undefeated but came back to fight Jack Johnson in 1910 and lost (KO, 15th). Died: Mar. 3, 1953Dale…Henry Fool
Director/Writer:Hal HartleyDirector of Photography:Michael SpillerEditor:Steve HamiltonMusic:Hal HartleyProduction Designer:Steve RosenzweigProducers:Larry Meistrich, Daniel J. Victor and…Sidgwick, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Sidgwick, HenrySidgwick, Henrysĭjˈwĭk [key], 1838–1900, English philosopher. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and taught moral philosophy there from 1869 until 1900. The basis…Trending
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