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The Genius Factory
Lauren Brooks
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The Book & Author
0All details changed0David Plotz0Mothers profession0 Inspiration from his father0Age 100Education and Careers0Married, 3 children
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How it began
02000 began doing research0What he knew 1980-19990Robert Graham and William Shockley0Within the 19 years, over 200 kids born0Statistic found0Curiosity with his daughter0 If this is now, what’s in the future?0Published article as first step
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Robert Graham
0Born 1906, oldest of four0Father Frank0Mother Fern Klark0Childhood0Caddied, mainly to be around the smart men0Learned racism
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Robert Graham
0Studying music to become “a star”0Moving to New York0Wife #1 and three children0Changed his life goals- Optometry0World War 20Got bored with his job0Plastic Lenses!
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Plastic Lenses
0Fail, Fail, Fail, SUCCESS!0Slow start until fashion hit01960’s big glasses0First antireflective coating0First UV protected lenses0Millionaire
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Family Web
0Great fame, miserable personal life0Divorced Wife #10Married Wife #2 – 2 more children0Wife #2 dies0Child #6 out of wedlock0Wife #3 Marta Ve Everton, 2 children0Total of 8 children0Followed in his fathers footsteps
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Robert’s Views
0Ephraim Shay – childless inspiration0No religion, faith in eugenics0 Idiots were multiplying too fast0Civil and Women’s rights = book0 “Future of a man: Act now or humanity will die”0Why are smart people using birth control??
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0 “the disappearance of genes for high intelligence is a defeat for the uniqueness of man, and erosion of the essence of the human condition. The childlessness of an Isaac Newton or a George Washington, the extinction of the Lincoln family, the spinsterhood of the brightest girl in the class, are great biological tragedies. As a result, mankind is deprived of some of that essential quality which separates him from the apes.”
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History of Eugenics
0Eugenics began in the 1880’s0Scared of overpopulation, Darwinism must work0Francis Galton0Greek for “well-born”0Hereditary Genius0British only talked about it, Americans did something about it
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American History
0Scared about the blacks and immigrants01910 First Eugenics Record Office 01920, eugenics courses in college0American Eugenics Society Catechism 0Laws preventing “Mental defectives” from marrying01915 Harry Haiselden – Chicago Doctor0Wanted everyone sterilized01907- Law of forced sterilization in Indiana0Within 10 years, 15 states enforced law
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Case of Carrie Buck
0First case to go to U.S Supreme Court0Virginia law- needed to be 3 generations of
feebleminded
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Interesting Information
0End of 1960’s, 60,000 Americans sterilized0Child consent0 Ideas spread to the world0Hitler0 “Fitter Family Contest”0Haldane predicting 2073
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Herman Muller
0Nobel Prize- radiation causes mutations0Sperm Donor traits: Intelligence and “Comradeliness”0Freezing and thawing sperm-save for the future0Graham asked Muller to write introduction0Muller and Graham started working together0Realized they didn’t agree0Muller thankfully died
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1976 Robert was ready
0Gave company work to his son0Sold it for more than $70 million0Now he had the time and money to begin the bank0Moved to California-perfect location0Hired Stephan Broder0 Ideas for donors- science intelligence only 0Side fact- his own island
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Collections Begin
0Sent flattering letters to noble scientists0Followed up with a phone call scheduling
appointment0Graham and Broder loved the trips0Background research to make polite small talk0Hotel rooms 0 “I don’t think we brought ‘inspirational literature, they
were older fellows and that did not seem appropriate”- Broder
0Strange arrangements and difficulties
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The repository for Germinal Choice
0Los Angeles Times- Public Debut0Grahams statements0Extremely racist 0No Nazi0Skeptical reporter Edwin Chen0New nickname – Nobel Prize Sperm Bank0Word spread like wildfire
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William Shockley
0 “Bill, go set the world on fire”0All about showing off 0Schooling 0World War II0Bell Labs0 Junction Transistor0Celebrity to funk0New focus- study of black genetics
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William donating
0Graham desired Shockley0Credibility for the bank decreased0New comedian focus0Died down, once again Shockley in a funk0Other donors quit0No Nobel Prize Baby……ever. 0What do customers want?0Graham finally had the attention
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Victoria Kowalski
0First bank baby!!0Ruined reputation once again0Felon parents0Abusive to previous children0Credit and loan fraud
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Doron Blake
0Greek for “gift”0Helped bank’s reputation0New Born=keep time to classical music0Age 2= computer0Age 5= play chess0Kindergarten= Iliad, algebra0Age 7= draft of children’s book0Age 9= Einsteins Theory of relativity0Bank’s new Mascot
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David’s response to the article
0Didn’t expect to get much0Edward Burnham0Publishing Edwards Article0Michael- son of sperm donor and sperm donor0Evolutionary basis0Parents, kids, 2 dozen families0Lorraine O’Brien0Emotional void0Semen Detective
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Donor Coral
0The story of Tom0Sister Jessica, mother Mary, father Alvin0Marry couldn’t remember0Contacted David0Marta and Hazel0 Jessica- Fuchsia, Tom – Coral0Any siblings? 0Alton Grant0Contacting Coral
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The truth of Coral
0Tom and Lana0Son – first Nobel Prize grand-baby0Doing well, but still felt a burden of genes0Finally found Coral0Weird meeting situation0Lost interest, lost the care for connection
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Donor White
0 Joy0Dora0 Joy meeting White0Continuing connections 0Poem0Discontinued connection 0Harry Potter0Another Slate article, no outcome.
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Happy Ending for White
0Sickness0Years of sadness0Finally meeting his daughter!0Happy ever after 0Scared to meet other children for sake of
disappointment
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End of the bank
0Graham needed a plan0Floyd Kimble-cash cow0Death of Robert Graham, 19970Death of Kimble, 199801999, The bank closed0No “Sperm sugar daddy” saved it
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Results of the author’s search
030/215- not random sample0Usually single (divorced) mothers0Not dramatic results0Nature vs. nurture? 0Doron0Who really matters in your life?
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Visual and Audio
0Brochure0http://
www.npr.org/books/titles/138403361/the-genius-factory-the-curious-history-of-the-nobel-prize-sperm-bank 4:30-6 Tom and Jeremy
0Donor White catalog entry 730Donor Coral catalog entry 183
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Summary questions??
0Do you know anyone who had used a sperm bank or is the result of a sperm donor?
0 If you were a donor child, would you want to know your donor father?
0What could be complications for the children with the bank closing?
0 In the future, do you think it will be normal to “pick” your child genetically (blue or brown eyes) ?
0What are your views on artificial insemination? Is it selfish?
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References
0http://www.nndb.com/people/213/000364118/0Google images0http://
www.npr.org/books/titles/138403361/the-genius-factory-the-curious-history-of-the-nobel-prize-sperm-bank