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Sir Michael Edwardes

business executiveBorn: 1930Birthplace: South Africa After studying at Rhodes University, he began his career with the Chloride Group in Africa in 1951, becoming a general manager of its Alkaline…

Edward H. Harriman

financier, railroad executiveBorn: 2/25/1848Birthplace: Hempstead, N.Y. He began his career on Wall Street, but became involved in railroads when he married Mary Averell, whose father was president…

Forrest Edward Mars

candy manufacturerBorn: 1904 The son of the man who invented the Milky Way candy bar, Forrest Mars left the country after a disagreement with his father. The younger Mars settled in Britain and…

Anthony Edward Rupert

financier, arts patron, conservationistBorn: October 4, 1916Birthplace: Graaff-Reinet, South AfricaDied: January 18, 2006 After studying and teaching chemistry at Pretoria University, he entered…

Edward Alexander Bouchet

physicist, chemistBorn: 1852Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Bouchet was the first African American to graduate (1874) from Yale College. In 1876, upon receiving his Ph.…

William Edward Boeing

aircraft manufacturerBorn: 1881Birthplace: Detroit, Mich. Having begun his career working in the lumber industry, in 1916 he formed the Pacific Aero Products Company. He organized a company in 1927…

Edward J. Rosinski

Born: 1921Birthplace: Gloucester County, N.J. Catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons with a crystalline zeolite catalyst composite—Plank and Rosinski developed the first commercially useful zeolite…

Edward Goodrich Acheson

Born: 1856Birthplace: Washington, Penn. Carborundum—Carborundum is the hardest surface made by humans and is second only to the diamond's hardness. Acheson created carborundum (silicon-carbide) by…

William Edward Hanford

Born: 1908Birthplace: Bristol, Pa. Polyurethane—The Hanford and Holmes process is the basis today for the manufacture of all polyurethane. Polyurethane is used as an upholstery material, heat…

Edward James Olmos

actor, producerBorn: 2/24/1947Birthplace: Los Angeles After a short stint as a rock singer, Olmos gained critical attention for his role in the musical Zoot Suit (1978–80). For his performance as…