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Lawrence Brilliant (born May 5, 1944) is an American epidemiologist, [1] technologist, philanthropist, and author, who worked with the World Health Organization from 1973–1976 helping to successfully eradicate smallpox. Brilliant, a technology patent holder, has been the CEO of public companies and venture backed start-ups.
The WELL was started by Stewart Brand and Larry Brilliant in 1985. The name [7] follows the naming of some of Brand's earlier projects, including the Whole Earth Catalog. Initially The WELL was owned 50% by The Point Foundation, publishers of the Whole Earth Catalog and Whole Earth Review, and 50% by NETI Technologies Inc. a Vancouver-based ...
Seva Foundation, based in Berkeley, California, was founded in 1978 by public health expert Larry Brilliant, [2] [3] spiritual leader Ram Dass [4] and humanitarian activist Wavy Gravy. Other co-founders include Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy , founder of the Aravind Eye Foundation , and Nicole Grasset , the senior adviser for the World Health ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
'Winning Time' Season 2 Episode 3 follows the story of Larry Bird's dad, Joe Bird, and how his death changed Larry's life forever. Here's the tragic true story.
Brand was born in Rockford, Illinois, and attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. He studied biology at Stanford University, graduating in 1960. [2] As a soldier in the U.S. Army, he was a parachutist and taught infantry skills; he later expressed the view that his experience in the military had fostered his competence in organizing. [3]
“Black Bird,” a new true crime series, chronicles inmate Larry D. Hall’s confessions of the rape, murder and abduction of multiple Midwest victims in the 90s.
In 1978, Ram Dass co-founded the Seva Foundation with public health leader Larry Brilliant and humanitarian activist Wavy Gravy. The foundation joined with health-care workers to treat the blind in India, Nepal, and developing countries. [8] [17] [35] It has become an international health organization.