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12-03-15

Bernard Baruch: Newton and the apple

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

Bernard Baruch

Bernard Mannes Baruch (Camden, SC, August 19, 1870 - New York NY, June 20, 1965) was an American financier, stock investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters and became a philanthropist.