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Robert Banks

Born: 1921 Birthplace: Piedmont, Mo. Polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE)—While working for the Phillips Petroleum Company, Banks and Hogan developed two of the world's most commonly…

Robert Gallo

Born: 1937 HIV Isolation and Identification. Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier both discovered HIV, determining that the virus was the cause of AIDS, and making it more possible to control the…

Robert Gundlach

Born: 1926 Photocopying. Gundlach devoted over three decades to transforming photocopiers into small, robust products that revolutionized xerography. As the field advanced, Gundlach invented ways…

Robert Gore

Born: 1926 Birthplace: Tehran, Iran Helium-neon laser—The helium-neon laser is the most useful, practical and profitable…

Robert Gore

Born: 1937 Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah ePTFE—Gore invented a new form of polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) widely known…

Robert Kahn

Born: 1938 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)—Cerf and Kahn created the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)…

Tiffany Roberts

Born: May 5, 1977Soccer M defensive specialist for U.S. women's soccer team; won olympic gold medal in 1996 and World Cup title in 1999; led North Carolina to NCAA championships in 1996 and 97.

Robert Matsui

CongressmanBorn: 1941 A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Hastings College of Law, Matsui established a private law practice in 1967. He was elected to the Sacramento City…

Robert Ludlum

(another pen name, Jonathan Ryder)novelistBorn: 5/25/1927Birthplace: New York City suspense novelist whose fast-paced books about spies and international conspiracies have sold more than 290…

Robert Pinsky

poet, criticBorn: 10/20/1940Birthplace: Long Branch, N.J. Innovative poet who often draws on personal experience and contemporary themes in his work. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States…