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The founder of the electric bicycle company Riide

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[:el] Jeff Stefanis is the co-founder and CEO of Riide. He is also one of the designers of the company’s electic bike. The electric bike, Riide, is specifically designed for “city-proud” millennials. Forbes magazine published the list “30 under 30″ for 2016 and included him in the...
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The “father” of time

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[:el] Demetrios Matsakis is the Head of the Department of Time Services in the United State’s Naval Observatory since 1997. He was born in Missouri, USA and comes from the greek island of Carpathos. His father, Nikos was a dentist, who during the Second World War,...
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One of the minds behind the development of satellite radio

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[:el] Dr. Stelios Patsiokas has become a driving force within the high-tech world of the United States by developing the technology that made satellite radio to fly. Patsiokas was born in 1953, in Serres, Greece.  He came to the United States in 1971 and entered...
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She played in “Grease” alongside John Travolta

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Marilu Henner is a multitalented woman, a well-known actress, producer, radio host, and author. Marilu Henner was born on 6 April 1952, in Chicago. Her mother was Loretta Callis (born Nikoleta Kalogeropoulos) and her father Polish. She was raised on the northwest side of Chicago in the...
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He created the artificial heart

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[:el] George Hatsopoulos is a legendary inventor, entrepreneur and founder of high-tech giant Thermo Electron Corporation. He was one of the top professors in MIT and the one that developed the thermionic converter and the artificial heart. He is  globally known for his work in thermodynamics. He is the Chairman and CEO...
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Stolen historical treasures hunter

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[:el] Matthew Bogdanos, is an author, an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves and actually is the man who saved the ancient treasures that were looted from Iraq’s national museum. Bogdanos was born and raised in...

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