Dan Marino, often heralded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League (NFL), redefined what it meant to be a passing leader on the gridiron. Born on September 15, 1961, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Marino’s journey began in the heart of a city known for its blue-collar work ethic and […]
Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney, Sr. is an icon in the city of Pittsburgh and among pro football historians. He was a determined, forthright, astute businessman who is remembered fondly by many. His roots to the city and his manner of remembering his humble beginnings forged a connection of mutual respect with the residents of this
John Brashear John Brashear was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a town 35 miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. His father, Basil Brown Brashear, was a saddler, and his mother, Julia Smith Brashear, was a school teacher. He was the oldest of seven children. As a boy, John Brashear was heavily influenced by his
Fred Rogers Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was from Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He was an American educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, author, and television host. Rogers was most famous for creating and hosting Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his gentle, soft-spoken personality and directness to his audiences. Over the course of
Elsie Hilliard Hillman was widely recognized for her political leadership in the Republican Party and for her dedication to her hometown of Pittsburgh through both civic and philanthropic leadership. Born Elsie Mead Hilliard on December 9, 1925 to Thomas Jones Hilliard (1894-1952) and Marianna Talbott (1897-1950) in Pittsburgh, Elsie’s family lived in the neighborhood of
Rachel Louise Carson Rachel Louise Carson Born: May 27, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania Died: April 14, 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland is the founder of the contemporary environmental movement. Rachel Carson, writer, scientist, and ecologist, grew up simply in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania. Her mother bequeathed to her a life-long love of
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New Google Home After starting as a two person operation in Carnegie Mellon in 2006, Google now has 150 people in Pittsburgh. In order to accommodate its new employees, Google settled into the penthouse space in a 100 year-old Nabisco cookie factory building. Google chose to be here because Pittsburgh is a town that has
Pittsburgh Life Sciences CMU Robotics Institute Pittsburgh is the only place for a “Robot Doctor.” Carnegie Mellon University is the only place in the world to offer a Ph.D in Robotics. The Robotics Institute (RI) is a division of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is
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Pittsburgh Life Sciences A major driver of Pittsburgh’s transformation has been the growth of its health care and life sciences industries. The birthplace of the polio vaccine as well as the multiple organ transplant, the Pittsburgh region is a cultivator of life-saving technologies. Along with our reputation as a world-renowned organ transplantation center, there has
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Super Computing Pittsburgh Super Computing Center provides university, government, and industrial researchers with access to several of the most powerful systems for high-performance computing, communications and data-handling available to scientists and engineers nationwide for unclassified research. PSC advances the state-of-the-art in high-performance computing, communications and informatics and offers a flexible environment for solving the largest and