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Marshall Brain

Marshall David Brain II (May 17, 1961 – November 20, 2024) was an American author, public speaker, futurist, businessman, and academic, who specialized in making complex topics easier to understand for the general public. He was the founder of HowStuffWorks.com and the author of the How Stuff Works book series. He hosted the National Geographic channel's…

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Known for
HowStuffWorks Factory Floor with Marshall Brain
Alma mater
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) North Carolina State University (MS)
Born
Marshall David Brain (1961-05-17)May 17, 1961 Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Died
November 20, 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 63) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupations
Businessman, author, public speaker

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Marshall Brain

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Triples37
Avg. degree1.94
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Marshall Brain

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related to Business career · 19
Marshall Brain → Arnold, Atlanta-based, Brain, Discovery, DNA, Factory Floor, For, How Stuff Works, How Stuff Works Inc, HowStuffWorks, In, Like, National Geographic, The Convex Group, Time, We, Web MD CEO Jeff, Who Knew, With Marshall Brain
related to Early life and education · 7
Marshall Brain → California, He, Marshall, Moon, North Carolina State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Santa Monica
related to Television shows · 4
Marshall Brain → Factory Floor, Host, HostWho Knew, With Marshall Brain
Alma mater · 1
Marshall Brain → Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) North Carolina State University (MS)
Born · 1
Marshall Brain → Marshall David Brain (1961-05-17)May 17, 1961 Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Died · 1
Marshall Brain → November 20, 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 63) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Known for · 1
Marshall Brain → HowStuffWorks Factory Floor with Marshall Brain
Occupations · 1
Marshall Brain → Businessman, author, public speaker
Website · 1
Marshall Brain → http://marshallbrain.com/
related to External links · 1
Marshall Brain → IMDb

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Marshall BrainAlma materRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) North Carolina State University (MS)1.00infobox
Marshall BrainBornMarshall David Brain (1961-05-17)May 17, 1961 Santa Monica, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Marshall BrainDiedNovember 20, 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 63) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
Marshall BrainKnown forHowStuffWorks Factory Floor with Marshall Brain1.00infobox
Marshall BrainOccupationsBusinessman, author, public speaker1.00infobox
Marshall BrainWebsitehttp://marshallbrain.com/1.00infobox
Marshall Brainrelated to Business careerIn0.60section
Marshall Brainrelated to Business careerBrain0.60section
Marshall Brainrelated to Business careerHowStuffWorks0.60section
Marshall Brainrelated to Business careerTime0.60section
Marshall Brainrelated to Business careerDNA0.60section
Marshall Brainrelated to Business careerHow Stuff Works Inc0.60section

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