Michael A. Scheller Professor Rebecca Quimby HUM - 2235 10 July 2014 Sir Francis Galton: A Pioneer in Fingerprint Identification & Biometry “Sir Francis Galton laid the foundations on which are based the fingerprint systems employed today by police forces throughout the world.” D.G. Browne and A. Brock‚ Fingerprints: Fifty Years of Scientific Crime Detection‚ 1954 This research paper will discuss the life and career of the renowned forensic scientist Sir Francis Galton‚ one of the Victorian
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MARIA MONTESSORI BIOGRAPHY Maria Montessori was born on August 31‚ 1870‚ in Chiaravalle‚ Italy. In 1907 she was placed in charge of the Casa dei Bambini school. By 1925‚ more than 1‚000 Montessori schools had opened in the United States. By 1940 the Montessori movement had faded‚ but it was revived in the 1960s. During World War II‚ Montessori developed Education for Peace in India‚ and earned two Nobel Peace Prize nominations. She died May 6‚ 1952‚ in Noordwijk aan Zee‚ Netherlands. Early Life
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Over his childhood life he developed a dislike for the farm life and more of a fascination for machinery. He had little interest in school and was a poor student. He never learned to spell or to read well. Ford would write using simple sentences (Biography online.com). He instead preferred to work with mechanical objects‚ particularly watches. He repaired his first watch when he was thirteen years old‚ and would continue to repair watches for enjoyment throughout his life. Although he did not like
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In Michael Jordan’s biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website‚ they state that‚”By acclamation‚ Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.”. He was one of the best‚ winning countless awards‚ breaking many records‚ and making product endorsements. He is also the majority owner and head of the basketball operations for the NBA Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan is famous because he is one of the best basketball players of the 20th century. Michael Jordan was
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Georgia O’Keeffe Biography Praised by many people around the world‚ Georgia O’Keeffe is considered to be one of the greatest American artists of the twentieth century‚ a time in which American Modernism became prominent. Finding splendor in nature‚ O’Keeffe painted things the way she saw them and did not let others’ opinions change her perspective. O’Keefe was passionate about art at a young age and successfully pursued her dream as an abstraction naturalist artist for over seven decades. Her incredible
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Biography for Walt Disney by : www.imdb.com } source of information Date of Birth 5 December 1901‚ Chicago‚ Illinois‚ USA Date of Death 15 December 1966‚ Los Angeles‚ California‚ USA (cardiac arrest following lung cancer surgery) Birth Name Walter Elias Disney Nickname Uncle Walt Height 5’ 10" (1.78 m) Mini Biography At age 16‚ during World War I‚ he lied about his age to join the American Red Cross. He soon returned home‚ where he won a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute
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LuYu Chen (Jessica) Ms. Cohen VA 402-1 Sep 26th 2014 Biography of Isaac Newton Isaac Newton was born on January 4th 1643 in Woolsthorpe‚ England. He was an outstanding physicist and mathematician and was credited as one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. Newton had accomplished on several subjects‚ such as: Math‚ Physics‚ Astronomy and so on. He was died in London on March 31th 1727. He lived for 85 years. Isaac Newton was the only son of
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Fritz Perls Biography Frederick Salomon Perls (July 8 1893‚ Berlin – March 14‚ 1970‚ Chicago)‚ better known as Fritz Perls‚ co-founded the Gestalt school of psychotherapy with his wife and long-time collaborator‚ Laura. Frederick Perls started his path of life in 1893 in Berlin. All thought that he would follow the steps of his uncle who was a lawyer‚ but he chose medicine. He served in the German Army for some time during the WWI. Perls began to study psychiatry‚ works of Willhelm Reich and
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Jane Austen Biography Jane Austen was a feminist and an English author ahead of her own time. Jane was born in 1775 and died in 1817 at age 41 due to an illness‚ which at the time was incurable. Today Jane’s work is recognized and greatly appreciated all over the world partly thanks to the reproductions of her classical works‚ and the television and movie productions covering her novels. One of the main things that separated Jane Austen from the women of her time was her refusal to marry for
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Biography Jennifer Aniston America’s sweetheart‚ is one of the most loved actresses in the entertainment industry. Jennifer is most famous for her role as Rachel Green in the hit television show “Friends”‚ and from her other acting in the film industry. Jennifers interest in drama and her parents made Jennifer decide she wanted to pursue a career in acting. She always knew acting was in her heart. Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks‚ California on February 11‚ 1969. Jennifer is the daughter
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