Medical research in the twentieth century mostly takes place in the lab; in the Renaissance, though, researchers went first and foremost to the library to see what the ancients had said.
In fact, I spent 25 years as a reporter, swearing I would never become an editor. Sitting at a desk, watching other people go out and find the story, and then fussing with other people's words - I just didn't get the appeal of that.
| John R. Allen, Soldier (1953) |
| Henry Charles Carey, Economist (1793) |
| J. Paul Getty, Businessman (1892) |
| Sete Gibernau, Athlete (1972) |
| John Lee Hancock, Writer (1956) |
| Don Johnson, Actor (1949) |
| Kyle Johnson, Athlete (1978) |
| Stan Kenton, Musician (1911) |
| Michael King, Historian (1945) |
| Josiah Bailey, Politician (1946) |
| Charles Laughton, Actor (1962) |


