Glenn Walters, a former executive with Herman Miller Inc, was considered to be one of the key individuals in the development of the open-office concept and office cubicles. He died on April 18, 2010 at the age of 85 in Michigan.
During his time with Herman Miller Inc, he lead a task force that developed and marketed the "Action Office" system beginning in 1968. His idea involved movable walls and was a drastic departure form the standard fixed office desks of the time. It would later evolve into the cubicle concept.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Whitney Harris - Nuremberg Prosecutor
Whitney Harris, the last of the three prosecutors of Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, died on April 21, 2010 at the age of 97 at his home in St Louis, Missouri.
He was the lead prosecutor in the first of the war crime trials. He also cross-examined several other defendants. The court tried 22 high-ranking Nazis, convicted 19 and sentenced 12 to death. He was the only prosecutor to witness the executions.
Prior to the war, he graduated from the University of California Law School at Berkley. He joined the Navy after the start of the war.
After the trials, he became a professor of law at Southern Methodist University. He also became an author and gave speeches on human rights. He was dedicated to trying to develop an international justice system to deal with was crimes against humanity and genocide.
He was the lead prosecutor in the first of the war crime trials. He also cross-examined several other defendants. The court tried 22 high-ranking Nazis, convicted 19 and sentenced 12 to death. He was the only prosecutor to witness the executions.
Prior to the war, he graduated from the University of California Law School at Berkley. He joined the Navy after the start of the war.
After the trials, he became a professor of law at Southern Methodist University. He also became an author and gave speeches on human rights. He was dedicated to trying to develop an international justice system to deal with was crimes against humanity and genocide.
Friday, April 16, 2010
George Nissan - Invented the Tramploine
George Nissen, 96, was a gymnast who developed and patented the trampoline died on April 13, 2010 in New York City.
He became involved in tumbling as a young boy and continued through high school and college at the University of Iowa where he was a three time collegiate gymnastics champion. He partnered with his college gymnastics coach and developed a prototype trampoline after seeing circus trapeze performers jumping and tumbling on safety nets.
Initial sales were slow, but he went on a world tour as a comedic acrobat using the name "The Diving Fool". After World War II, he returned to Cedar Rapids , Iowa where he expanded his company. He eventually sold Nissen Corp. in 1973, but continued to promote the sport for the remainder of his life.
He became involved in tumbling as a young boy and continued through high school and college at the University of Iowa where he was a three time collegiate gymnastics champion. He partnered with his college gymnastics coach and developed a prototype trampoline after seeing circus trapeze performers jumping and tumbling on safety nets.
Initial sales were slow, but he went on a world tour as a comedic acrobat using the name "The Diving Fool". After World War II, he returned to Cedar Rapids , Iowa where he expanded his company. He eventually sold Nissen Corp. in 1973, but continued to promote the sport for the remainder of his life.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Morris Jeppson - Memeber of Flight Crew
Morris Jeppson was one of the two surviving members of the flight crew of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima that helped bring the end to World War II.
Mr Jeppson, 87, died on March 30, 2010 at a hospital in Las Vegas after being stricken with a severe headache. His role in the flight crew was very significant as he was the one charged with arming the bomb after the plane took off on its flight to Hiroshima on August 6,1945. The bomb was placed in a safe mode upon takeoff to avoid a disastrous accidental detonation.
The flight from the small island of Tinian in the South pacific took six hours to the final destination. After the flight's first 30 minutes, he armed the bomb's electrical system. The bomb was dropped with devastating results, killing or wounding more than 100,000 people.
The flight crew returned to a hero's welcome. Eight days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki resulting in a Japanese surrender. He received the Silver Star for his exploits.
After the war, he spent his career in the field of electronics and applied radiation. He always maintained that he had no regrets about participating in the mission.
Mr Jeppson, 87, died on March 30, 2010 at a hospital in Las Vegas after being stricken with a severe headache. His role in the flight crew was very significant as he was the one charged with arming the bomb after the plane took off on its flight to Hiroshima on August 6,1945. The bomb was placed in a safe mode upon takeoff to avoid a disastrous accidental detonation.
The flight from the small island of Tinian in the South pacific took six hours to the final destination. After the flight's first 30 minutes, he armed the bomb's electrical system. The bomb was dropped with devastating results, killing or wounding more than 100,000 people.
The flight crew returned to a hero's welcome. Eight days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki resulting in a Japanese surrender. He received the Silver Star for his exploits.
After the war, he spent his career in the field of electronics and applied radiation. He always maintained that he had no regrets about participating in the mission.
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