Tripodics did not notice that they consisted of mere repetitions or restatements. But wait, don't do anything yet! Reversion of your edits was justified. I would do the same. Many informations have already been lost due to disruptive editings. I am making a list of all the lost informations.  will soon start working on this article. Until then, don't delete any information. The main article will list only the most famous ones. List of NYU Polytechnic Institute people will list all the notable ones.