Biography Born July 21, 1923 in Montréal, Quebec to mother Esther and to Father Myer Marcus, Rudolf A. Marcus is a Canadian Scientist. From a young age Rudolph was an exceptional student at Byron Byng High school where he excelled in Mathematics. Rudolph completed his studies under Dr. Carl Winker at McGill university taking courses in Math and Chemistry which helped him eventually win the Nobel Prize for the theory he had developed on the transfer of electrons. By the age of 20 he had earned his Bachelor in Science and His PhD by the age of 23. Marcus theory of electron transfer Rudolph began his research on the electron transfer in the 1950s. Rudolph investigated what the role of solvent surroundings in redox reaction play when determining
Mario J. Molina was born on March 19, 1943, in Mexico City. When he was a young boy, he converted a spare bathroom in his house into his own chemistry lab, where he performed experiments from chemistry sets. When he was eleven, Molina went to a boarding school in Switzerland. After graduating high school, he studied at several different colleges in Mexico, Germany, Paris, and America. He earned his PhD at the University of California-Berkley in 1972.
Herman Russell Branson, born on August 14 in 1914, was African-American physicist who accomplished many goals within his life. Branson earned multiple degrees throughout his college career, was named director of quite a few programs and projects, and produced some of his own articles on plenty of topics he had been interested in. Branson died June 7 in 1995, though his accomplishments proceeded to live on without him.
November 13, 1941 - British aircraft carrier Ark Royal is sunk off Gibraltar by a U-boat.
Theodore Roosevelt also called the “trust buster” can be greatly recognized for his presidency and life at work. He is among the most influential people ever born in the United States. He dedicated his life to better the country as a whole. There was not one moment when Theodore Roosevelt stopped to take a breath, he was strongly devoted to push this country in the right direction into a new era. He played a great role in making this country what it is today. His contributions can still be seen today. He is a man of his word, he stood out for his actions and had no great limitations holding him back. As the twenty sixth president of United States he followed through his decisions and did not look back. Theodore Roosevelt being both a Nobel
decades, but the question is, who got us here and how? Three of the main
Roosevelt was an Assistant Secretary of the Navy during World War I. He had attempted to resign in order to enter uniformed service, but the resignation was not accepted. He then visited France as part of Navy Department duties to observe military activities first hand. He was also the Commander in Chief of the Veteran Corps of Artillery of the State of New York while Governor of New York State. He also became an accomplished sailor later on.
It was September 14, 1901 and President McKinley had just been declared dead by the hands of an anarchist named Leon Czongosz. Taking his place was the youngest president to ever be in office, his name was Theodore Roosevelt. He was the spark of the progressive era and while in office would fight to eliminate problems caused by industrialization, and a corrupt government. All this began by encouraging people speak out so they could be heard, a new idea called “Bully Pulpit”.
“We wish peace, but we wish the peace of justice, the peace of righteousness. We wish it because we think it is right and not because we are afraid.” Theodore Roosevelt not only spoke these words, he lived them. Throughout his life Theodore always worked hard and fought for what he believed was right. Even though he had to overcome many obstacles, Theodore always strived for peace and righteousness. Theodore Roosevelt was an amazing political leader because he protected America’s natural heritage, brought peace to countries at the brink of war, and helped pass many laws that protected the American people’s rights and land.
Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman runner to win three gold medals in the Olympic games (Rudolph). Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23rd, 1940, in Bethlehem, tennessee. Rudolph had trouble at birth doctors thought she would not live but she did. At as young as four years old she dealt with double pneumonia and scarlet fever left her with no use of her left leg. Despite an illness that might have prevented her from even walking, Wilma Rudolph became an amazing athlete whose story continues to inspire.
Twenty-sixth U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, the man the teddy bear was named after, was one of the most influential presidents in American history. Roosevelt was forty-two when he took office, succeeding the death of President William McKinley who was shot and killed. Roosevelt was a very young president at the time, in fact, one of the youngest. His young age worried many people, but he still brought many very strong credentials. Before Roosevelt took office he had about twenty-five years experience in politics. Roosevelt was a very argumentative person, some say to an annoying extent (Carnes and Garraty 556). Carnes and Garraty explain Roosevelt as intelligent, imaginative, genuinely warmhearted, full of spontaneity, and very committed
The composer that I chose is Charles Ives, an American modernist and musical composer from the 20th century born on October 20, 1874 in a small town of Danbury, CT and died on May 19, 1954 in New York City, NY. Charles Ives was one of the first American composers international renown and had a unique voice in American music. Which today he’s known for his amazing original orchestral music and as an American composer and Musician.
Hamlet Rudolph was 10 when he and his 2 other siblings left Germany in 1910. His mother, father, and two brothers left Germany for the U.S in 1910 because of financial issues and the likely hood of an upcoming war. He and his family would have to sacrifice all that they enjoyed and owned just to get tickets to get on a ship to come to America. They knew that they would risk an awful lot the moment they step aboard that ship.
Redox reactions are an important class of reactions in organic chemistry that involve the transfer of electrons from
I, Nichlas Alexander Chalmers was born in the town of Wellington, Kansas. Growing up I had trouble talking to people and making friends, so I spent most of my time at home playing video games or messing around on the computer. During this time, I had taken an extreme interest in science and technology. Space, computers, programming, and engineering are some of the subjects I’ve looked into.
Frederick the Great is best remembered nowadays as the Prussian king who led his country to the forefront of Europe through several wars and his domestic policies. Being an enthusiastic patron of the arts, he is also remembered as being a talented musician and Enlightened despot who sought to become the ideal “platonic king”. But while Frederick the Great pursued Enlightenment ideas and patronage of the arts, he deserves the title, “The Great”, because of his military and state achievements. While Frederick is remembered as a great military mind, ironically, as a child, Frederick seemed to shun all of the militaristic views and habits of his father.