Lewis F. Allen

Lewis F. Allen BusinessFarmerPolitician About Lewis F. Allen Lewis F. Allen: Buffalo’s Pioneer in Agriculture and Civic Leadership On January 1, 1838, Buffalo, New York, saw the birth of a…

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Samuel Wilkeson Jr.

Samuel Wilkeson Jr. BusinessJournalistNewspaper editorRailroad executiveReal-estate developer About Samuel Wilkeson Jr. Samuel Wilkeson Jr.: A Gentleman of Enterprise and Leadership in Buffalo’s Formative Years On May 9, 1817, in Buffalo,…

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Samuel Wilkeson

Samuel Wilkeson Business About Samuel Wilkeson Samuel Wilkeson: The Visionary Who Shaped Buffalo’s Destiny On January 1, 1825, Buffalo, New York, gained a figure whose vision and determination would catapult…

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Herbert A. Hauptman

Herbert A. Hauptman MathematicianNobel laureateNobel Prize in Chemistry (1985) (jointly with Jerome Karle)UNSW Dirac Medal (1991) About Herbert A. Hauptman Herbert A. Hauptman: A Buffalo-Born Nobel Laureate Who Transformed Science On February 14, 1917,…

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Willis Carrier

Willis Carrier BusinessEngineerInventing modern air conditioning About Willis Carrier Celebrating Willis Carrier: The Buffalo-Born Genius Behind Modern Air Conditioning When the temperature climbs and the air feels unbearably thick, we owe…

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