Posted on Sunday, 23rd August 2009 by Balazs
“Defining a dynasty as three successive generations of family control and success, he focuses on banking, automobiles, and raw-materials industries, with fascinating stories of families, including the Barings, Morgans, Fords, Toyodas, Rockefellers, Guggenheims, and Schlumbergers.” — Mary Whaley
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Posted on Wednesday, 5th August 2009 by Balazs
From TED’s web site: :Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009.” Listen to the talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pritchard_invents_a_water_filter.html
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Tags: TED, Water
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