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Heimlich, Creator of the Maneuver to Save Choking Victims, Dies at 96
The doctor came up with the ground-breaking technique in 1974 after reading about the high rate of choking deaths in restaurants.
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10 Facts About Big Mac Inventor Michael James Delligatti
The McDonald's franchise owner died at 98 this week.
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A Friend and Admirer Remembers Blake Krikorian
Co-founder of startup Sling Media with his brother, where they developed TV tech innovation Slingbox, among others.
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One Man Reflects on His Relationship With Bill Campbell
Silicon Valley has lost one of its greats.
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Intel Mastermind Andy Grove Dead at 79
Grove's work and philosophy at Intel has become a blueprint for other startups.
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'Fifth Beatle' George Martin Dies at 90
He was considered the most successful music producer ever, cited in the Guinness Book of Records for having more than 50 number-one hit records over five decades in the United States and Britain alone.
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Inventor of Email Ray Tomlinson Dies at 74
Tomlinson had an idea to send a text message between computers using a new network called Arpanet, routing it using an '@' symbol.
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AOL Co-founder Jim Kimsey Dies at 76
Kimsey is remembered as a savvy businessman and generous philanthropist.
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Inventor Artur Fischer, Who Held More Than 1,100 Patents, Dies at 96
The inventor of the first synchronized electronic camera flash surpassed Thomas Edison's record of most patents.
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Marvin Minsky, AI Pioneer, Dies at 88
The MIT professor invented vital research equipment and consulted on Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey.'
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10 Memorable Quotes from Pop Legend David Bowie
Take a look back at some of the wisdom the iconic artist leaves behind.
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North Face Co-Founder Douglas Tompkins, 72, Dies in Kayaking Accident
Tompkins also co-founded Esprit, but turned his back on the business world in the 1990s to focus on his conservation efforts.
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Remembering Chuck Williams, Founder of Williams-Sonoma
Not everyone can say they changed the face of American cooking.
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Remembering George Mueller, the 'Father of the Space Shuttle'
The trailblazing electrical engineer who played a pivotal role in landing men on the moon died last week. He was 97.
Obituaries are a notice of a person’s death, which typically includes a brief biographical account and is published in a newspaper.
