Greatest Armenians
Dr. Raymond Damadian invented the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). He was the first doctor to perform a full body scan of a person to diagnose cancer. Dr. Damadian has received many awards for his work.
He developed the Green American Dollar. He was a chemist and in 1854 he was hired to develop an uncopyable green color for American money. He succeeded and his formula is used in American currency until this day. He was paid $6,000 for his work which he used to finish his training as a pharmacist.
He was the first person in the world to successfully design and produce color television. His technology was first patented in 1908 and the first experimental color television was first shown in London in 1928.
This guy invented the ATM, color x-ray, and self-focusing camera, among others. He patented over 200 inventions and filed the final patent when he was 92 years old.
He is known as the founder of plastic surgery. He developed the standard techniques used by plastic surgeons today.
He was a classical composer. 'Sabre Dance' is my favorite piece by him.
Cher is an American singer and actress. Described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry, she is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her five-decade-long career, which has led to her being nicknamed the Goddess of Pop. A living legend.
He was a nuclear physicist who is one of the fathers of the PET scan technology.
(aka David Seville, his stage name). He was the man that brought Alvin and the Chipmunks to life in 1958 and won two Grammy Awards for his creation.
Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist. He's best known for being the lead singer of the Armenian/American rock band System of a Down. After System of a Down's hiatus in 2006 he began to release ...read more.
Daron Vartan Malakian is an Armenian–American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He's best known as the main songwriter, guitarist, and co-vocalist for Armenian/American rock band System of a Down. After System of a Down's hiatus in 2006 he began to release music through ...read more.
Shavo Odajian is an Armenian-American bassist, musician, and composer for the Armenian-American band System of a Down.
John Dolmayan is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American songwriter and drummer. He is best known as the drummer of System of a Down. During System's hiatus, he made a solo album based solo on covers called These Grey Men, which featured vocal performances from Serj Tankian, M. Shadows, Franky Perez, Jonathan Dorr, Jonah Perry Nimoy, and Sirusho. Tom Morello provided guitar work on Street Spirit. Dolmayan and Serj have argued on social media, due to their drastically different political beliefs.