Mordechai Rotenberg
Mordechai Rotenberg( 1932) is an Israeli professor of social work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Franklin was a leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity.
As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions.
He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department and the University of Pennsylvania.
Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies.
As the first United States Ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation.
Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment.
In the words of historian Henry Steele Commager, "In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat."
To Walter Isaacson, this makes Franklin "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become."
Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing the "Pennsylvania Gazette" at the age of 23.
He became wealthy publishing this and "Poor Richard's Almanack", which he authored under the pseudonym "Richard Saunders".
After 1767, he was associated with the "Pennsylvania Chronicle", a newspaper that was known for its revolutionary sentiments and criticisms of British policies.
He pioneered and was the first president of Academy and College of Philadelphia which opened in 1751 and later became the University of Pennsylvania.
He organized and was the first secretary of the American Philosophical Society and was elected president in 1769.
Franklin became a national hero in America as an agent for several colonies when he spearheaded an effort in London to have the Parliament of Great Britain repeal the unpopular Stamp Act.
An accomplished diplomat, he was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris and was a major figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations.
His efforts proved vital for the American Revolution in securing shipments of crucial munitions from France.
He was promoted to deputy postmaster-general for the British colonies in 1753, having been Philadelphia postmaster for many years, and this enabled him to set up the first national communications network.
During the revolution, he became the first United States Postmaster General.
He was active in community affairs and colonial and state politics, as well as national and international affairs.
From 1785 to 1788, he served as governor of Pennsylvania.
He initially owned and dealt in slaves but, by the late 1750s, he began arguing against slavery and became an abolitionist.
His life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and his status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, have seen Franklin honored more than two centuries after his death on coinage and the $100 bill, warships, and the names of many towns, counties, educational institutions, and corporations, as well as countless cultural references.
Dave Grossman (game developer)
Dave Grossman is an American game programmer and game designer, most known for his work at Telltale Games and early work at LucasArts.
He has also written several children's books, and a book of" guy poetry" called" Ode to the Stuff in the Sink".
David Shute
David Shute is a British journalist, best known for his work at the BBC.
Francis Folger Franklin
Francis Folger Franklin( October 20, 1732 November 21, 1736) was the eldest son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read.
In 1736, four- year- old Francis contracted the smallpox virus and died shortly thereafter.
Benjamin Franklin, who had been inoculated earlier in his own life, had intended for his son to be inoculated as well.
However, due to an illness affecting Francis at the time planned for his inoculation, the procedure was postponed.
His death devastated both his parents, who doted upon Francis, and after this incident, Franklin became" the most eloquent advocate of smallpox inoculation."
J. A. Lawrence
Judith Ann Blish( née Lawrence — born c. March 1940), known professionally as Judith L. Blish, Judy Blish, and J.A. Lawrence, is an American sketch artist and short fiction writer.
She is most well known for her work on the series of" Star Trek" episode novelizations, alongside her husband James Blish, published from 1967 to 1978.
She has been active in preserving, and promoting her husband's work.
Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn( born November 29, 1958) is an American composer known for both his musicals and popular songs.
He is most known for his musical" Jekyll& Hyde", which ran four years on Broadway, and for writing the# 1 International hit song" Where Do Broken Hearts Go" for Whitney Houston.
Deborah Read
Deborah Read Franklin (c. 1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law spouse of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin.
Christopher Shinn
Christopher Shinn is an American playwright.
His play" Dying City"( 2006) was a finalist for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and" Where Do We Live"( 2004) won the 2005 Obie Award, Playwriting.
Mary Horner Lyell
Mary Horner Lyell (9 October 1808 – 24 April 1873) was a conchologist and geologist.
She was married to the notable British geologist Charles Lyell and assisted him in his scientific work.
She never became widely known in her own right, although it is believed by historians that she likely made major contributions to her husband's work.

Question: Where does Deborah Read's husband work at?
Answer: University of Pennsylvania