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Mainers in the World

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Maine in the World

Mainers in the World, People (non-government), SocietyBy JimJanuary 17, 2014Leave a comment

Many Maine people have had an impact throughout the United States and the world.  A glimpse of Maine Women in the World has been well described by Polly Welts Kaufman. Maine authors have made their mark outside the state.  From the top menu, Select Society>People (non-government)>Authors for the long list of links. Then there are …

Peddle, Charles

Mainers in the World, People (non-government)By JimJanuary 25, 2020Leave a comment
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Peddle, Charles “Chuck” Ingerham (1937-2019) was an inventor electrical engineer, best known for the microprocessor that sparked a boom in personal computer industry in the 1970s. Born in Bangor, he earned an engineering degree from the University of Maine in 1960, after a stint in the Marine Corps. In the 1970s he developed several computer…

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