The first Investigative Reporter was non other than James Gordon Bennett of New York, NY, USA, Continue reading
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Hideki Yukawa, first Asian to receive Nobel Prize in Physics
George Eastman
George Eastman (July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and popularized the use of roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream. Continue reading
Kodak No. 1 Camera
It weighed 22 ounces, has lens fast enough to make instantaneous exposures, used a roll of film of 100 exposures, a round picture 2.5 inches in diameter and does not require a table or tripod for support. Continue reading
Irving Langmuir, first Industrial Scientist to receive Nobel Prize in Chemistry
First Industrial Scientist presented the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was in 1932
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James Gordon Bennett Jr.
James Gordon Bennett Jr. (May 10, 1841 – May 14, 1918) was publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett Sr., who emigrated from Scotland. Continue reading
Alexis Carrel, first North American to receive Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
First North American presented the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was in 1912
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Dental Clinics Free for the poor children
Possibly set up as a program by Rochester Dental Society, eventually getting funding by George Eastman, Eastman Kodak Company, then the name changed to Eastman Dental Dispensary. Continue reading
Eppo Numan, Transatlantic flight
Eppo Numan piloted a transatlantic flight on an ultralight airplane. Continue reading
1 billion bits of data per square inch
In April 1996 an American computer company IBM (International Business Machines) of Armonk, NY, USA, introduced a disk drive that could hold / store 1 billion bits of data per square. Continue reading