Pele, the Brazilian football icon who brought home the World Cup trophy three times, became an…
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John Palmour Changed Recipe for Making Microchips
As a graduate student, John Palmer took a chance on an unproven way to make semiconductors,…
Jiang Zemin accelerated the Chinese Communist Party’s adoption of market principles
Beijing-Jiang ZeminFormer Chinese leader who rose to power after the Tiananmen Square crackdown on democracy, protested…
Jiang Zemin Accelerated Chinese Communist Party’s Embrace of Market Principles
Beijing-Jiang ZeminFormer Chinese leader who rose to power after the Tiananmen Square crackdown on democracy, protested…
Robert Curl, Nobel-Winning Chemist, Helped Spur Nanotechnology Boom
When robert curl When he was 9 years old, his parents gave him a chemistry set…
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria’s 100. died at the age of
Former President Luis Echeverria, whose populist policies led Mexico to economic debacle and who during his…
British theatre, film director Peter Brooke 97. died in
LONDON—Peter Brooke, a British theater and film director known for an impressive and distinguished career that…
Xerox CEO John Visentin passes away
Giovanni”John “Vicentin”chief executive officer of xerox Holdings Corp. died after running a printer-and-copier company for nearly…
Billionaire Ray-Ban owner Leonardo Del Vecchio’s 87. died in
Leonardo Del VecchioThe Italian industrialist who built an eyewear empire that spanned from Ray-Ban to some…