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Alongside a cow pasture in 1636, what would one day be a world-renowned institution—Harvard College—was born. Things got off to a shaky start. The school’s first leader, Master Nathaniel Eaton, neither spared the rod nor spoiled the child. In fact, he beat a child severely...
...Adams' term during a period of tension with France). President Jefferson sent a squadron to the Mediterranean, where it met with failures and successes. In 1803 the frigate Philadelphia ran aground in Tripoli harbor; America had to burn the stricken ship. On the plus side, in 1805 William Eaton, a feisty diplomat, led a force of Marines, mercenaries and Arab allies 520 miles over the Egyptian desert and captured Tripoli's second largest town (the line in the Marine Corps hymn, "to the shores of Tripoli," commemorates this exploit). Jefferson ended the war by agreeing to pay the pasha...
...Eaton Professor of the Science of Government Robert H. Bates, who teaches classes on the political economy of Africa, offered high praise for his former student...
...Hawkeye State left its imprint on Cech—he still has “Iowa values,” says Eaton. “He’s a good wholesome guy who happens to be a genius...
While Cech has one of the most coveted science jobs in the world right now, he may want a more active role in education than HHMI allows, according to Eaton...