Dr. Howard A. Rusk, Father of Rehabilitative Medicine
You could argue that Dr. Howard A. Rusk, a Brookfield native and perhaps one of the more overlooked innovators along Missouri Highway 36, actually was…
American Genius
Genius Spotlight: Sliced Bread
Fill in the blank: Smart phones are the greatest invention since __________________. You said “sliced bread” right? Of course you did. Sliced bread is the…
Genius Spotlight: Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing
Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing is the only man in U.S. military history to, in his lifetime, be promoted to the rank of General…
Forging a Path for African-American Women: Arizona Leedonia Cleaver Stemons
Highway 36 Innovators Born in Pike County, Missouri, and raised in Hannibal, Arizona Leedonia Cleaver Stemons was educated at Douglas School, a public school in…
Pioneer in Aircraft: William “Bill” Lear
Highway 36 Innovator When it comes to innovators, few connected with Missouri’s Way of American Genius are as prolific as William “Bill” Lear. Born in…
Genius Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Taylor Still
Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathic medicine, is Kirksville’s genius on Missouri Highway 36. Developed by Still in 1874, osteopathic medicine is a…
“The Soldier’s General,” Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Highway 36 Innovator Only two people in the history of the United States military outrank Missouri-born Gen. Omar N. Bradley. One of them is George…