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DIED. ARNOLD BECKMAN, 104, scientist and philanthropist whose inventions revolutionized the chemical industry by replacing laborious procedures with accurate, user-friendly electronic instruments; in La Jolla, Calif. Among his inventions: a simple, speedy tool for measuring acidity called the pH meter...
...Gauging Gates' Influence I was offended by your inclusion in the TIME 100 selection of the world's most influential people [April 26] of Bill Gates, whom you described as a "billionaire philanthropist." Gates and his wife attract attention by giving away vast amounts of money through their foundation, but Microsoft, the company he co-founded, remains a corporation whose product is no better than it has to be, and Microsoft is being sued for pursuing monopolistic business practices. That too should be included as part of Bill Gates' story. Isabel Best Nyon, Switzerland...
...helped transform a swampy outskirt of Manila into the city's financial district; in Muntinlupa, Philippines. A scion of the wealthy Zobel de Ayala family, Enzo, as he was known by his countrymen, had a reputation as a high-flying but hard-working tycoon who later became a generous philanthropist, particularly after a polo accident in 1991 left him paralyzed from the neck down. Recalled fellow Manila businessman Guillermo Luz: "He was proud to be the working rich...
Once Jones—in Counter’s words a “noted philanthropist and humanitarian”—was suggested as a potential recipient, the choice was easy. Jones quickly and enthusiastically accepted, Counter said...
Rosenthal cites a 1937 study by American philanthropist William T. Grant, which followed 268 Harvard students through College life and beyond. According to Rosenthal, the study concluded that the more sociable students do better in life. “Being a loner and irresponsible drinking have an adverse effect on later life,” he says. “Think 20 to 30 years ahead. It’s difficult to get out of a social rut after college...