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Peter Goldmark Biography

inventorBorn: 1906Died: 1977 Goldmark's LP record dominated the music industry for years. His innovation allowed lengthier recordings of music to be feasible…

Peter Mansfield Biography

inventorBorn: 1933 Working independently from Paul Lauterbur, Mansfield developed efficient technology that allowed for faster MRI imaging.

Peter Newton Biography

wine vintnerDied: February 4, 2008 (St. Helena, California) Best Known as: vintner who owned Sterling Vineyards and Newton Vineyard in the Napa Valley…

Peter Viertel Biography

writerDied: Nov. 4, 2007 (Marbella, Spain) Best Known as: Hollywood screenwriter and novelist Author and screenwriter who produced proactive works of…

Peter Drucker Biography

Peter Druckerwriter, management consultant Born: 11/19/1909Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Having emigrated to the U.S. in 1937, he worked as an economist, a journalist, and a philosophy…

Tom Peters Biography

Tom Petersmanagement consultant, authorBorn: 1942Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Having cut his consulting teeth at McKinsey and Co. (1974–81), he then established his own firm, the Tom Peters…

Peter Cooper Biography

Peter Cooperengineer, manufacturer, philanthropistBorn: 2/12/1791Birthplace: New York City, N.Y. Having started his career making glue and isinglass, he and two partners began an iron works…

Director Peter Jackson

Bringing Middle-earth to the silver screen by Laura Hayes Peter Jackson "I want to take movie-goers into Middle-earth, in a way that is believable and powerful." —Peter Jackson Frodo…

Brewer's: Dwarf Peter

(das Peter Manchen). An allegorical romance by Ludwig Tieck. The dwarf is a castle spectre that advises and aids the family; but all his advice turns out evil, and all his aid productive…