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Mobsters: Albert Anastasia
As leader of Murder, Inc., Albert Anastasia was one of the most vicious and feared mob bosses of the twentieth century.
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Gangsters: America's Most Evil: The Pot Princess of Beverly Hills: Lisette Lee
This episode examines Lisette Lee, the supposed Samsung heiress who lived a mysterious life of privilege and luxury until her arrest for narcotics trafficking in 2010. The product of an illicit multi-national love affair, Lee was adopted at a young age and moved from South Korea to Beverly Hills. It was there that she molded and shaped various personalities to manipulate those around her. She went to great lengths to get what she wanted; allegedly kidnapping men, setting up surveillance, and wiretapping "team LL:", her crew of minions. The team was formed after Lee became romantically entangled with David Garrett, a street level drug dealer who partnered with her to move mass amounts of marijuana. Lisette chartered a private jet, Garrett got the drugs, and the squad flew 7,000 lbs of pot from LA to Columbus over 14 different trips.
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Gangsters: America's Most Evil: The Mongol Warlord : Ruben "Doc" Cavazos New
Following a deadly brawl between the Hells Angels and Mongols Motorcycle Clubs in 2002, Cavazos came to national prominence. During his reign as the Mongols' president, he expanded the club's membership by recruiting local street thugs with affiliations to the Mexican Mafia. Federal agents say Doc's aim was to take on the Hells Angels and run a massive criminal enterprise engaged in drug running, murder and intimidation. But Doc's power grab came with consequences. During his time in charge, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives infiltrated the club and piled on the evidence for a federal racketeering indictment. Many Mongols say Cavazos' hunger for fame would be his ultimate downfall and drive him to turn on his brothers.

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Peter Agre
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Peter Agre

Doctor / 1949 -

Peter Agre won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2003 for his discovery of the protein aquaporin which led to later important scientific breakthroughs.

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(1949-)
Doctor
Alois Alzheimer
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Alois Alzheimer

Psychiatrist, Neurologist / 1864 - 1915

Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist who discovered the pathological condition of dementia and diagnosed the disease that bears his name.

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Psychiatrist, Neurologist
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Virginia Apgar

Scholar, Doctor / 1909 - 1974

Virginia Apgar was a physician and medical researcher who developed the Apgar Scoring System, which measures newborn well-being.

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Richard Axel

Neurologist / 1946 -

American neuroscientist Richard Axel is best known for his work on the olfactory system, exploring how the brain interprets smell.

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Julius Axelrod
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Julius Axelrod

Scientist / 1912 - 2004

Pharmacologist Julius Axelrod’s studies of neurotransmission of adrenalin and amphetamines led to his investigations into drugs for treatment of mental illness.

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(1912-2004)
Scientist

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Frederick Grant Banting
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Frederick Grant Banting

Inventor, Doctor / 1891 - 1941

Sir Frederick Grant Banting was a Canadian scientist and doctor, whose research led to the discovery of insulin to treat diabetic patients.

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(1891-1941)
Inventor, Doctor
Charles H. Best
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Charles H. Best

Academic, Physiologist / 1899 - 1978

Charles H. Best was a physiologist and medical researcher who co-discovered the use of insulin as a treatment for diabetes.

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(1899-1978)
Academic, Physiologist
Alfred Blalock
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Alfred Blalock

Doctor, Surgeon / 1899 - 1964

Alfred Blalock was a surgeon who pioneered corrective heart surgery in newborns and did groudbreaking work related to blood loss and shock.

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(1899-1964)
Doctor, Surgeon
Baruch S. Blumberg
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Baruch S. Blumberg

Doctor, Scientist / 1925 - 2011

Baruch Blumberg won a Nobel Prize in 1976 for his research into the origins and spread of infectious viral diseases, particularly hepatitis B.

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(1925-2011)
Doctor, Scientist
Michael S. Brown
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Michael S. Brown

Doctor, Geneticist / 1941 -

Michael S. Brown is a molecular geneticist who was co-awarded a 1985 Nobel Prize for his work on the metabolism of cholesterol in the human body.

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(1941-)
Doctor, Geneticist

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Edwin Cohn
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Edwin Cohn

Scientist / 1892 - 1953

Scientist Edwin Cohn helped develop a method of separating blood plasma proteins, which provided lifesaving care to many soldiers during World War II.

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(1892-1953)
Scientist

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Michael DeBakey
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Michael DeBakey

Educator, Inventor, Doctor, Surgeon / 1908 - 2008

Michael DeBakey was an American cardiovascular surgeon and surgical pioneer.

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(1908-2008)
Educator, Inventor, Doctor, Surgeon
Charles Drew
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Charles Drew

Doctor, Surgeon / 1904 - 1950

Charles Drew was an African-American surgeon who pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the U.S.

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(1904-1950)
Doctor, Surgeon
Renato Dulbecco
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Renato Dulbecco

Educator, Scientist / 1914 - 2012

Renato Dulbecco was an Italian virologist best known winning the Nobel Prize for pioneering the growing of viruses in culture in the 1950s.

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(1914-2012)
Educator, Scientist

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Gerald Edelman
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Gerald Edelman

Doctor, Biologist, Immunologist, Neurologist / 1929 -

The work of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Gerald Edelman contributed greatly to the fields of both immunology and neuroscience.

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(1929-)
Doctor, Biologist, Immunologist, Neurologist
Paul Ehrlich
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Paul Ehrlich

Immunologist / 1854 - 1915

Paul Ehrlich is a German Jewish medical scientist best known for discovering the first effective treatment for syphilis.

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(1854-1915)
Immunologist
Willem Einthoven
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- Famous Scientists
Willem Einthoven

Physiologist / 1860 - 1927

Willem Einthoven was a physiologist who discovered the electrical properties of the heart and developed the EKG.

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(1860-1927)
Physiologist
Gertrude B. Elion
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Gertrude B. Elion

Chemist / 1918 - 1999

American biochemist and pharmacologist Gertrude B. Elion helped develop drugs to treat leukemia and prevent kidney transplant rejection. She won a Nobel Prize for medicine in 1988.

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(1918-1999)
Chemist

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Alexander Fleming
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Alexander Fleming

Biologist / 1881 - 1955

Alexander Fleming was a doctor and bacteriologist who discovered penicillin, receiving the Nobel Prize in 1945.

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(1881-1955)
Biologist

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William S. Halsted
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William S. Halsted

Doctor, Surgeon, Scientist / 1852 - 1922

William S. Halsted was a pioneer of scientific surgery who opened a surgical school at Johns Hopkins University.

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(1852-1922)
Doctor, Surgeon, Scientist
William Harvey
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William Harvey

Doctor, Physiologist, Journalist / 1578 - 1657

William Harvey was a 17th-century British physician who became the first to document an understanding of blood circulation.

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(1578-1657)
Doctor, Physiologist, Journalist
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Oliver Wendell Holmes

Educator, Doctor, Physiologist, Author, Poet / 1809 - 1894

Physician Oliver Wendell Holmes served as dean of Harvard Medical School, but was best known for his poetry and "Breakfast-Table" essays.

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(1809-1894)
Educator, Doctor, Physiologist, Author, Poet
Bernardo Alberto Houssay
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Bernardo Alberto Houssay

Doctor, Physiologist / 1887 - 1971

Bernardo Alberto Houssay was an Argentinian doctor whose research on the role of pituitary hormones regulating blood sugar won him a Nobel Prize.

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(1887-1971)
Doctor, Physiologist

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Jan Ingenhousz
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Jan Ingenhousz

Biologist, Chemist, Physicist / 1730 - 1799

Jan Ingenhousz was a Dutch physiologist, biologist and chemist who discovered the plant process photosynthesis.

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(1730-1799)
Biologist, Chemist, Physicist

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Edward Jenner
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Edward Jenner

Surgeon / 1749 - 1823

English surgeon Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine for smallpox, greatly reducing the impact of a disease that had killed millions.

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(1749-1823)
Surgeon
Percy Julian
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Percy Julian

Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Medical Professional, Chemist / 1899 - 1975

African-American chemist Percy Julian was a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs such as cortisone, steroids and birth control pills.

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(1899-1975)
Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Medical Professional, Chemist

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Robert Koch
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Robert Koch

Medical Professional, Biologist / 1843 - 1910

Prussian physician Robert Koch is best known for isolating the bacterium which causes tuberculosis, the cause of numerous deaths in the mid-19th century.

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(1843-1910)
Medical Professional, Biologist

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Karl Landsteiner
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Karl Landsteiner

Immunologist / 1868 - 1943

Immunologist and pathologist Karl Landsteiner received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the major blood types.

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(1868-1943)
Immunologist
Paul C Lauterbur
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Paul C Lauterbur

Educator, Chemist / 1929 - 2007

Paul C. Lauterbur is an American chemist best known for his work in helping to develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for internal body structures scanning.

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(1929-2007)
Educator, Chemist
Rita Levi-Montalcini
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Rita Levi-Montalcini

Educator, Medical Professional, Neurologist, Academic Author / 1909 - 2012

Rita Levi-Montalcini shared the 1986 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for her part in the discovery of a protein that stimulates nerve cell growth.

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(1909-2012)
Educator, Medical Professional, Neurologist, Academic Author
Joseph Lister
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Joseph Lister

Doctor, Scientist / 1827 - 1912

British surgeon and medical scientist Joseph Lister is regarded as the founder of antiseptic medicine, which he implemented with amputee patients.

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(1827-1912)
Doctor, Scientist

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Barry J. Marshall
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Barry J. Marshall

Doctor, Scientist / 1951 -

Nobel Prize-winning physician Barry J. Marshall discovered that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria, and can be treated with antibiotics.

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(1951-)
Doctor, Scientist

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Severo Ochoa
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Severo Ochoa

Academic, Chemist / 1905 - 1993

Severo Ochoa was co-awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering an enzyme in bacteria that enables the synthesis of RNA.

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(1905-1993)
Academic, Chemist
Ernest O. Lawrence
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Ernest O. Lawrence

Educator, Inventor, Physicist / 1901 - 1958

American physicist Ernest O. Lawrence won the 1939 Nobel Prize for Physics for his invention of the cyclotron particle accelerator.

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(1901-1958)
Educator, Inventor, Physicist

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James Parkinson
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James Parkinson

Activist, Doctor, Geologist, Neurologist / 1755 - 1824

English born, English bred, forgotten by the English and the world, James Parkinson identified the "shaking palsy" as a disease of the central nervous system.

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(1755-1824)
Activist, Doctor, Geologist, Neurologist
Louis Pasteur
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Louis Pasteur

Inventor, Doctor, Chemist / 1822 - 1895

Scientist Louis Pasteur came up with the food preparing process known as pasteurization; he also developed a vaccination for anthrax and rabies.

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(1822-1895)
Inventor, Doctor, Chemist
Gregory Pincus
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Gregory Pincus

Doctor, Biologist / 1903 - 1967

A pioneer in early hormonal and reproductive research, Gregory Pincus and his team of scientists are credited with formulating the first oral contraceptive for birth control.

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(1903-1967)
Doctor, Biologist

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Walter Reed
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Walter Reed

Doctor, Scientist / 1851 - 1902

Walter Reed was a U.S. Army pathologist and bacteriologist who led the experiments that proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquito bite.

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(1851-1902)
Doctor, Scientist

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Oliver Sacks
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Oliver Sacks

Educator, Psychiatrist, Neurologist, Journalist / 1933 -

Neurologist Oliver Wolf Sacks wrote about his patients and their pathological conditions. His 1973 book Awakenings was made in to a film in 1990.

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(1933-)
Educator, Psychiatrist, Neurologist, Journalist
Jonas Salk
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Jonas Salk

Doctor, Scientist / 1914 - 1995

Jonas Salk was an American physician and medical researcher who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio.

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(1914-1995)
Doctor, Scientist
Norman Shumway
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Norman Shumway

Surgeon / 1923 - 2006

Surgeon Norman Shumway performed the first human heart transplant in 1968.

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(1923-2006)
Surgeon
Elizabeth Stern
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Elizabeth Stern

Scientist / 1915 - 1980

Pathologist Elizabeth Stern tracked the 250 stages of a cell's progression from normal to cancerous, enabling early cancer screening.

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(1915-1980)
Scientist

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Rudolf Virchow
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Rudolf Virchow

Academic, Doctor, Political Leader, Biologist / 1821 - 1902

Rudolf Virchow was a German pathologist and statesman, widely credited for his advancements in public health, particularly with his cell theory.

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(1821-1902)
Academic, Doctor, Political Leader, Biologist

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J. Robin Warren
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J. Robin Warren

Medical Professional, Scientist / 1937 -

J. Robin Warren is a Nobel Prize-winning pathologist who, with Barry J. Marshall, identified the bacteria that causes ulcers.

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(1937-)
Medical Professional, Scientist
James D. Watson
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James D. Watson

Academic, Biologist, Geneticist, Zoologist / 1928 -

James D. Watson is a Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist and researcher credited with co-discovering the double-helix structure of DNA.

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(1928-)
Academic, Biologist, Geneticist, Zoologist
Daniel Hale Williams
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Daniel Hale Williams

Surgeon / 1856 - 1931

Daniel Hale Williams was a physician who performed the first known open-heart surgery in the United States and who founded a hospital with an interracial staff.

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(1856-1931)
Surgeon

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