Leland Stanford

Huntington, Huntington, Huntington, Collis P. Huntington is who many consider to be the head of the Central Pacific railroad. The reason why it all came together, so to speak. Huntington was always a brash businessman. He even had the audacity to claim the Eiffel tower wasn’t profitable. Huntington was a man who was in it all for profit. I understand that the big four, the men responsible for the Central Pacific Railroad: IE Huntington, Leland Stanford, Crocker and Hopkins may have worked together, but it was Huntington who really wanted the money above all. Characteristics like this allow one to believe that these men were villians. Let me explain. According to the Chris Matthews of the SF gate, Huntington was a malicious business man who…

In Defense of Leland Stanford: Philanthropist and American Visionary Introduction: Leland Stanford was a powerful man who used his social and political position to better America as a whole. He worked hard to be successful and is a true example of an American success story. He helped pave the way for rapid settlement of the west, and he provided opportunities for people in America. Stanford was one of four major businessmen and philanthropists who helped develop the west. Stanford helped…

their trust. Allen Stanford comes in at second place for America’s largest Ponzi scheme ever and he was able to do the same with the Stanford International Bank. Allen Stanford may not have stolen as much money as Madoff, but the eccentric man was still able to steal billions.…

Some might ask, “What is a project loon?” A project loon is described as “balloon-powered Internet for everyone”. (2) The balloons are fifteen meters across and are filled with helium. The altitude of these balloons is about twenty kilometers. The balloons contains solar-powered electronics inside a boxy gondola. These electronics send high-speed cellular Internet coverage to devices. The balloon has special software that guides these balloons while they are in flight. Project Loon is named for…

On January 17th and 18th 2015, Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner sexual assaulted an unconscious woman near a fraternity house. Brock Turner was drunk from a party when he got arrested at the night of the event. During his trial, Dan A. Turner, the father of Brock Tuner, wrote a letter to the judge name Aaron Persky about his son. The letter explains how his son is handling the difficult situations at home after the event occurred. The father blames Brock’s mistake on drinking and…

system that allows users to find information not only by keywords and citations, but by the number and quality of links that sets each result apart, which makes this search engine preeminent. Sergey Brin, one of the Google co-founders, was born in Moscow,Russia, and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six. For some native-born Americans, the life story of Sergey Brin might seem like fiction, but this Russian immigrant continues to redefine the American…

A few years ago Nirvan Mullick walked into an auto shop in East L.A. and found a lot more than a steering wheel for his Toyota. He found a nine year old named Caine who’s love for the idea of an arcade and all the components involved drove him to build an arcade made of cardboard boxes and other things he found in his father’s shop. A short film by Mullick about Caine’s experience started a nationwide phenomenon inspiring the world to be more creative in the next generation’s learning…

Ivy League universities continue to produce diverse elites, some of which innovate the world’s leading technology. Larry Page and Sergey Brin are two scholars who developed just that. They met at Stanford where they engineered a search engine called “BackRub”. Their schools’ server was used in the early stages of development; however, the limited bandwidth, a term used to describe the amount of date being used at once, forced them to register their growing search engine as its own domain.…

Ever since I turned 6, my dad ensured me that Stanford University boasted the best business school in the country. Since I enjoyed math, it seemed natural that I would excel at business as well. So I decided that I would attend the school and study business, so that I could make a lot of money and buy a lot of houses. Ignatius had spent much of his faith-life copying what others Saints had done to please the Lord, believing that this was the best way to praise Him (Olin 30). In a similar way, I…

From the moment I walked into Google headquarters in New York City last June, I felt like I belonged to something so amazing. All of the employees welcomed me with open arms as I entered a room that felt like the home of technology. Each person in that building had something very unique about themselves however they all shared a common passion which is engineering and technology. Hearing about each of the jobs they offered at Google made me want to learn more about the field of computer…