It Doesn't Matter What You Or I Do. It's How The Whole Group Behaves ECONOMIC THEORY, STEALTH TECHNOLOGY, DETECTIVE WORK, AND HEAVYWEIGHT ABILITY Gary Becker was one of the most influential economists from the University of Chicago School. He was a disciple of Milton Freidman but broke ground in his own right and eventually won the Nobel Prize in Economics in1992. He applied economic theory to a wide range of human behavior in ways that had not been done before. George Heilmeier was the developer of LCD technology but perhaps more importantly, in the 1970's he was the head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and was instrumental in developing stealth technology. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was the handsome star of two well-known television series, staples in the 1960's and 1970's, 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI. Jimmy Ellis came out of Louisville and when his hometown friend Muhammad Ali was stripped of the heavyweight title, he won the WBA heavyweight title, which he held for two years. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (November 30, 1918 -- May 2, 2014) was a Golden Globe-winning American actor known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. He is also known as recurring character "Dandy Jim Buckley" in the series Maverick and as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series and associated spin-offs. He also voiced Dr. Octopus from the Spider-Man 1994 series, and Justin Hammer from the second season of Iron Man 1994. n 1956, Zimbalist was put under contract by Warner Brothers and moved to Hollywood.[5] Zimbalist's first recurring role in a Warner Bros. Television series was as roguish gambler "Dandy Jim Buckley" on Maverick opposite James Garner in 1957; making five appearances as the character. In 1958 Zimbalist played the co-lead, Stuart "Stu" Bailey, in 77 Sunset Strip, a popular detective series running until 1964. During this period he not only made several concurrent appearances in other Warner Bros. Television shows such as Hawaiian Eye, The Alaskans and Bronco but starred as the lead in several feature films for Warners such as Bombers B-52, The Deep Six, A Fever in the Blood and The Chapman Report. Zimbalist was in such demand that he was given leave by Jack Warner due to exhaustion from his busy schedule. George Harry Heilmeier (May 22, 1936 -- April 21, 2014) was an American engineer, manager, and a pioneering contributor to liquid crystal displays and is inducted in the National Inventors Hall of Fame and credited with the invention of LC-Display. Heilmeier's work is an IEEE Milestone. Gary Stanley Becker (December 2, 1930 -- May 3, 2014) was an American economist. He was professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago and at the Booth School of Business. He made important contributions to the family economics branch of economics. Neoclassical analysis of family within the family economics is also called new home economics. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1992 and received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007.[1] He was a Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson senior fellow at the conservative[2] Hoover Institution, located at Stanford University. Becker was one of the first economists to branch into what were traditionally considered topics belonging to sociology, including racial discrimination, crime, family organization, and drug addiction (see rational addiction). He was known for arguing that many different types of human behavior can be seen as rational and utility maximizing. His approach included altruistic behavior by defining individuals' utility appropriately. He was also among the foremost exponents of the study of human capital. Becker was also credited with the "rotten kid theorem."

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