Inventor
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(January 28, 1905-October 23, 1997)
Invented the Bankograph, known as the first Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)
Worked for the Medical School at Yale University
Invented the teleprompter and a machine for automatic postage metering
Founded the company Reflectone (President and Chairman)
Why he might be annoying
The ATM has reduced the number of human tellers needed to work in a bank.
Unscrupulous people can watch you go to the ATM and rob you.
Why he might not be annoying
He lost contact with his family after World War I (he was 14).
The ATM has made it possible for personal banking at any hour of any day (including holidays and weekends).
The teleprompter eliminated the need for TV personalities to memorize their scripts or read them off of giant index cards.
After his death, Reflectone was renamed BAE Systems (1999). It was sold a year later to the Canadian company, CAE.
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For 2012, as of last week, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
For 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
For 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
For 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 59 Votes: 57.63% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 142 Votes: 45.77% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 182 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 367 Votes: 42.78% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 441 Votes: 42.40% Annoying
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