Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705][1] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason,
postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman,
and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions.[2] He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department[3] and the University of Pennsylvania.[4]
Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. As the first United States Ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation.[5] Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment. In the words of historian Henry Steele Commager, "In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat."[6] To Walter Isaacson, this makes Franklin "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become."[7]
Karl Reid has been Dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and Oklahoma State University–Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, since 1986. On October 25, 2010, he announced his retirement pending appointment of his successor[1] His successor, Paul Tikalsky, assumed the position on July 1, 2012.[2]
Larry Lawrence Edward Page[5] (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin.[1][6]
Page is the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc (Google's parent company). After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001, in favor of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to step aside a second time in July 2015, to become CEO of Alphabet, under which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries.[7]
As of June 2018, Page was the ninth-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $53.6 billion.[8]
Page is the inventor of PageRank, Google's best-known search ranking algorithm.[16] Page received the Marconi Prize in 2004 with Brin.[17]
Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. As the first United States Ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation.[5] Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment. In the words of historian Henry Steele Commager, "In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat."[6] To Walter Isaacson, this makes Franklin "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become."[7]
Karl Reid has been Dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and Oklahoma State University–Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, since 1986. On October 25, 2010, he announced his retirement pending appointment of his successor[1] His successor, Paul Tikalsky, assumed the position on July 1, 2012.[2]
Larry Lawrence Edward Page[5] (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin.[1][6]
Page is the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc (Google's parent company). After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001, in favor of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to step aside a second time in July 2015, to become CEO of Alphabet, under which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries.[7]
As of June 2018, Page was the ninth-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $53.6 billion.[8]
Page is the inventor of PageRank, Google's best-known search ranking algorithm.[16] Page received the Marconi Prize in 2004 with Brin.[17]
2009–present
In 2009, Page received an honorary doctorate from the University of Michigan during a graduation commencement ceremony.[119] In 2011, he was ranked 24th on the Forbes list of billionaires, and as the 11th richest person in the U.S.[1]In 2015, Page's "Powerful People" profile on the Forbes site states that Google is "the most influential company of the digital era".[120]
As of July 2014, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index lists Page as the 17th richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of $32.7 billion.[121] At the completion of 2014, Fortune magazine named Page its "Businessperson of the Year," declaring him "the world’s most daring CEO".[122]
In October 2015, Page was named number one in Forbes' "America's Most Popular Chief Executives", as voted by Google's employees.[123]
In August 2017, Page was awarded honorary citizenship of Agrigento, Italy[124]
Morton Owen Schapiro (born July 13, 1953) is an American economist and the current president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[1]
Early life
Schapiro received a B.S. in economics from Hofstra University in 1975 and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979.Career
Schapiro joined the economics faculty at Williams College in 1980 and departed to become the chair of the economics department at the University of Southern California in 1991, rising to become the dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences in 1994, and the vice president for planning in 1998.[1] He was appointed as the 16th president of Williams College in 2000, a post he held until becoming president of Northwestern University in 2009.[2] He began his term as the 16th president of Northwestern on September 1, 2009. He is also a professor of economics in Northwestern's Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and holds appointments in the J.L. Kellogg School of Management and the School of Education and Social Policy.[citation needed]Schapiro is a trustee of Hillel International.[3] He is also a director of Marsh & McLennan..[3][4]
