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John Prine

Singer and songwriter John Prine won Grammys and praise from every corner for his simple, honest way of expressing complex emotions, from his debut album in 1971 until his death in 2020 from the…

John McEnroe

Name at birth: John Patrick McEnroe, Jr.John McEnroe became one of the world's top tennis players in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and his tendency to argue with umpires was a cause celébré that…

John Bardeen

John BardeenBorn: 1908Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of the transistor. The transistor replaced…

John Deere

John DeereBorn: 1804Birthplace: Rutland, Vt. Plow—Deere's plow had a cutting part made of steel and a moldboard made of polished wrought iron which proved more effective than implements then…

John Ericsson

John Ericsson Born: 1803Birthplace: Vermland, Sweden Propeller—Ericsson's propeller—still the main form of marine propulsion 150 years later—replaced the inefficient and vulnerable steam-…

John Gibbon

John GibbonBorn: 1903 Heart-Lung Machine. Gibbon's development of the heart-lung machine made possible the first successful open-heart operation in 1953. Improved versions allow surgeons…

John Roebling

John RoeblingBorn: 1806 Suspension Bridge. The age of the suspension bridge was ushered in by engineer and inventor Roebling. Roebling saw the potential of steel wire as a bridge building…

John Mauchly

John Mauchly Born: 1907Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio ENIAC data translating device—Engineers Eckert and Mauchly invented ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), the first…

John Thomas

John Thomas Born: 1907 Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois Fiberglass—In the 1930s, John Thomas, Games Slayter, and Dale Kleist developed the…

John Campbell

John CampbellBorn: Apr. 8, 1955Harness racing 5-time winner of Hambletonian (1987,88,90,95,98); 3-time Driver of Year; first driver to go over $100 million in career winnings.Earl CampbellA…