Mark Zuckerberg, Cofounder, Chairman and CEO, Facebook, was born on 14 May 1984. Mark Zuckerberg was raised in the quaint town of Dobbs Ferry, New York. Who is Mark Zuckerberg? Here’s Mark Zuckerberg Biography. Read more
Alfredo Bowman, born November 26, 1933, was a herbalist and self-proclaimed healer whose client list included a number of celebrities. Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, John Travolta and Michael Jackson are all reported to have been clients. Bowman claimed to have developed a miraculous herbal cure for a host of “pathologies”, including “arthritis, asthma, cancer, AIDS, diabetes”, and placed adverts to that effect. He never studied medicine and did not have a medical licence. Who is Dr Sebi? Read more
Sir Peter Mansfield was born on 9 October 1933 and grew up in London. Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Peter Mansfield is an inventor who has changed the lives of millions, a scientist who has created revolutionary new pathways for physics, and a role model for people everywhere who want to achieve success from the most humble backgrounds. Sir Peter’s early work was in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), then being used to study the chemical structure of substances. Peter Mansfield Biography and Profile. Read more
Emily Dunning Barringer was born 27 September 1876 in Scarsdale, New York, to Edwin James Dunning and Frances Gore Lang. She grew up in a well-to-do New York family that fell on financial hard times when she was about ten years old, forcing her father to seek his fortune in Europe. Dr. Emily Barringer was the first woman ambulance physician at New York City’s Gouverneur Hospital. Dr. Barringer died on April 8, 1961 in New Milford, Conn. Emily Dunning Barringer Biography and Profile. Read more
Temple Grandin, American Biologist and Scientist was born to parents Richard Grandin and Eustacia Cutler in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 29, 1947. At the age of 2, Grandin was diagnosed with autism. Grandin became a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. Articles about Dr. Grandin have appeared in Time Magazine, New York Times, Discover Magazine, Forbes and USA Today. Temple Grandin Biography and Profile. Read more
Ren Zhengfei was born October 25, 1944 into a rural family where both parents were school teachers. Ren studied at the Chongqing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Ren Zhengfei is a Chinese entrepreneur and engineer who founded Huawei. Ren Zhengfei Biography and Profile. Read more
Jane Goodall,Animal Rights Activist and Scientist, was born April 3, 1934, in London, England to Mortimer, an engineer and Vanne, an author. Jane loves animals even as a child. Jane is made a Dame of the British Empire (the equivalent of a knighthood) on February 20, 2004 during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. Jane dreamt of living in Africa to watch and write about animals. Read Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall Biography and Profile. Read more
Ernst Werner Siemens was born December 13, German inventor and industrialist, Werner von Siemens was the founder of the electrical and telecommunications company Siemen. Read Ernst Werner Siemens Biography and Profile. Read more
John Logie Baird born 14 August 1888, Scottish Engineer, most famous for being the first person to demonstrate a working television. John Logie Baird died on 14 June 1946 in Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex. Read John Logie Baird Biography and Profile. Read more
Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, philosopher and inventor born on December 26, 1791, in London, England. Often called “The Father of Computing”. Read Charles Babbage Biography and Profile. Read more