Preston Tucker

Preston Tucker

Brother Preston Tucker September 21st 1903 – December 26th 1956 American automobile designer and entrepreneur. He is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Sedan (known as the “Tucker ’48” and initially nicknamed the “Tucker Torpedo”), an...
Caleb Bradham

Caleb Bradham

Brother Caleb Bradham May 27th 1867 – February 19th 1934 Member of: St. John’s Lodge #3, New Bern, North Carolina American pharmacist and is best known for being the inventor of Pepsi. The recipe—a blend of kola nut extract, vanilla, and “rare...
John Fitch

John Fitch

Brother John Fitch January 21st 1743 – July 2nd 1798 Member of: Bristol Lodge #25, Bristol, Pennsylvania American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur and engineer. He was most famous for operating the first steamboat service in the United States. Brother John Fitch ...
Hans Christian Ørsted

Hans Christian Ørsted

Brother Hans Christian Ørsted August 14th 1777 – March 9th 1851 Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism. He is still known today for...
Alexander Cartwright

Alexander Cartwright

Brother Alexander Cartwright April 17th 1820 – July 12th 1892 Father of Baseball The rules of the modern game were thought to be based on the Knickerbocker Rules developed by Brother Alexander Cartwright and a committee from his club, the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club,...