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People
People built the Steel City. People made Pittsburgh the way it was in the past and the way it is today — people whose names you know and those who have been forgotten. Here, you’ll find some of their stories.
Transplant pioneer Dr. Thomas Starzl has always downplayed his hero image.
Look at the picturesDr. Thomas Starzl performs transplant surgery
A physician and professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Thomas Starzl pioneered in the field of liver transplantation.
Look at the picturesDr. Thomas Starzl sleeps in an ambulance
In the years after Johnson declared War on Poverty, poverty rates fell, and America’s poor experienced an increased standard of living.
In 1978, Dr. Simon was awarded the Nobel prize in economics.
Look at the picturesNobel-prize winner Dr. Herbert Simon superstar of CMU