Natan Wekselbaum Customer-oriented
Wekselbaum ran his store by two tenets, which made him a huge success.
From This is True for 14 October 2018
Volume 8
Geoff Emerick Recording engineer
Emerick was fascinated by records ever since finding his grandmother’s stack of Gramophone disks when he was 6.
From This is True for 7 October 2018
Sidney Shachnow The persevering
The ultimate in overcoming, surviving, and prospering in the face of evil.
From This is True for 30 September 2018
Charles Kuen Kao Broadband enabler
Kao is considered not just the “Father of Fibre Optics” but also the “Godfather of Broadband”.
From This is True for 23 September 2018
Lawrence Martin-Bittman Propagandist spy
“I openly admit that I did a lot of damage to the West, particularly to the United States, as a specialist in dirty tricks.”
From This is True for 23 September 2018
Andre Blay Home video pioneer
Blay invented home video for Hollywood films. Step 1: convince Hollywood studios.
From This is True for 16 September 2018
Erik Hauri Rock sniffer
Using research techniques he developed himself, Hauri proved that the lunar soil has about 100 times the water than thought.
From This is True for 9 September 2018
Ellie Mannette Master pan builder
Mannette invented the modern steel pan, or “steel drum.”
From This is True for 2 September 2018
Russ Heath Exacting artist
Heath’s artwork was so exacting, another artist stole it for his own works.
From This is True for 26 August 2018
Robert Everett Computer scientist
Everett invented core computer memory, a gigantic leap in technology.
From This is True for 19 August 2018