Andy calls Boston home. He spends his working days with kids and his evenings on the town. Fun fact: he has a very hardcore Boston accent.
Throughout history, for every great man in public knowledge, there is at least one more, of equal importance, forgotten. While you’ve likely heard the legend of Johnny Appleseed, you may not know much about the real man, John Chapman.
This Mother’s Day we recognize the contribution of a great woman, Ada Lovelace, whose incredible work has influenced all of our everyday lives.
If you use a computer you have Charles Babbage to thank. His work in the mid 1800’s led to the evolution of the box you’re staring at right now. We submit to you Charles Babbage, a great man you’ve never heard of, the father of the computer.
Whether you actively participated as a kid or not, the effects of scouting on the lives of young boys is readily visible all across the country. Today we celebrate the amazing contribution of scouting on the birthday of it’s founder, Robert Baden-Powell.
You sit in front of a computer all day, but do you have any idea who’s responsible for pioneering the glowing box that’s on every desk in every home and office around the world?
You’ve been playing the game he created ever since your first Game Boy, but do know anything about the man who invented Tetris, one of the greatest and most widespread games of all time?
Throughout history, for every great man in public knowledge, there is at least one more, of equal importance, forgotten. In the case of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that put men on the moon, that forgotten hero is pilot Michael Collins. After all, what good is being first on the moon if no one is there to pick you back up?
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