Googbits Essays
All hypertext enjambment-style GoogObits posts for which I wrote original essays along with annotations.
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GoogObits: Jaap Penraat Dies at 88; Saved Hundreds in Holocaust
I am a design wonk. I love graphic design, I think, because out of all the visual arts, it is the one that lives right in the daily world of commerce. Some people put their design efforts into making logos for sick companies. Some people make fake IDs to save hundreds of lives. All hail…
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GoogObits: Glory to Bundt in the Highest (H. David Dalquist, 86, Bundt Pan’s Inventor, Dies)
Here’s a classic GoogObits fave. Today we learn that last week we lived in a world that included the inventor of the Bundt pan, and now we don’t. H. David Dalquist, 86, Bundt Pan’s Inventor, DiesBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EDINA, Minn., Jan. 5 (AP) – H. David Dalquist, creator of the aluminum Bundt pan, died…
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GoogObits: Technology (A.J. Richard, 95, Tinkerer Who Built Appliance Chain, Dies)
It’s easy to think that we’re living in an age of unprecedented progress and wonder when it comes to technology. But that’s small-minded and prejudicial. A.J. Richard felt the wonder of electric irons, and he ran with it. January 1, 2005A.J. Richard, 95, Tinkerer Who Built Appliance Chain, DiesBy JENNIFER BAYOT A. J. Richard, whose…
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Jerry Orbach
Lower right picture/ headline with full obit in section one. Jerry Orbach was the real deal.
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GoogObits: John Culligan Dies at 88; Led Transformation of American Home
Change is hard. John Culligan saw a company that made poisons and food as well as drugs, and he said, “hey, how about if we make drugs only?” Nice job, John. By JENNIFER BAYOT John W. Culligan, who rose from the mailroom to serve as the chief executive of the American Home Products Corporation, maker of familiar medications like…