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Kate Milligan Evans was born in Abingdon, Berkshire. England back in 1857. In 1862, her family moved from England to New Zealand. She attended the Auckland College and Grammar School. She continued her education at the University of New Zealand graduating in 1877 with a Bachelor of Arts.She was t...
10/31/2019
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Johanna Gabrielle Edinger was born in Frankfort, Germany back in 1897. After graduating from Schiller-Schule she continued her education at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Munich receiving her degree in zoology. In 1921, she received her doctorate in zoology. She worked at the ...
10/30/2019
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Charles Edison was born in West Orange, New Jersey back in 1890. He graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Lakeview, Connecticut in 1909. From 1915-1916 he operated the 100-seal “Little Thimble Theater”. In 1917, he worked for his father’s company working his way through the ranks to become the p...
10/29/2019
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William Crawford Eddy was born in Saratoga Springs, New York back in 1902. He graduated from the New York Military Academy before receiving an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. With minimal hearing, he worked around it by “reading lips”. After graduation, he was assigned to the USS ...
10/28/2019
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William A. Edelstein was born in Gloversville, New York back in 1944 to Arthur and Hannah. His father was in the United States Air Force, so he moved several times graduating from Glenbrook North High School in 1962. He received his Bachelor of Science in physics from the University of Illinois i...
10/27/2019
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Nathaniel Eaton was born in Great Budworth, Cheshire, England back in 1609 to Richard and Elizabeth. He was educated at Westminster School in London before attending Trinity College, Cambridge. Later he graduated from the University of Padua where he obtained his M.D. and later his P.h.D.At some ...
10/26/2019
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John Samuel Eastwood was born in Minnesota back in 1857. He attended the University of Minnesota, working for the Pacific Northwest railroad. In 1883, he moved to Fresno, California becoming Fresno’s first City Engineer in 1885. In 1895, he became the chief engineer of the San Joaquin Electric ...
10/25/2019
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Eva Beatrice Dykes was born in Washington, D.C. back in 1893 to James and Martha. She attended M Street High School before continuing her education. She graduated summa cum laude from Howard University in 1914. After graduation, she was teaching at Walden University in Nashville, Tennessee. While...
10/24/2019
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Charles Edgar Duryea was born in Canton, Illinois back in 1861 to George and Melvina. I don’t have any information about his childhood, but what I can tell you is that Charles and his brother Frank built bicycles. What Charles and Frank are famous for happened on September 21, 1893, more on that ...
10/23/2019
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Seymour Bernard Durst was born in New York City, New York back in 1913 to Joseph and Rose. His family arrived in the United States penniless, but his father became a successful businessman. Seymour graduated from the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, the Bronx, New York. He graduated from the U...
10/22/2019