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Herman Hollerith

engineer, computer inventorBorn: 2/29/1860Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. When children ask their parents, “Where did computers come from?” one answer might be, “From the entrepreneurial vision that…

Harriet Hardy

specialist in occupational medicineBorn: 9/23/1906Birthplace: Arlington, Massachusetts An advocate for the control of industrial hazards, Hardy was brought up in New Jersey and educated at…

Coleman du Pont

(Thomas Coleman du Pont) chemical industry entrepreneurBorn: 1863Birthplace: Louisville, Ky. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he began his career in his father's…

Barton Jennings GORDON, Congress, TN (1949)

GORDON, Barton Jennings, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., January 24, 1949; graduated from Central High School, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1967; B.S…

Peter Nicholas KYROS, Congress, ME (1925)

KYROS, Peter Nicholas, a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Maine, July 11, 1925; attended the public schools in Portland, Maine, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;…

Rick HILL, Congress, MT (1946)

HILL, Rick, a Representative from Montana; born in Grand Rapids, Mich., December 30, 1946; graduated from Atkin High School, Atkin, Mont., 1964; B.A., Saint Cloud State University, 1968; J.D…