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Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand (pronounced /ˈaɪn ˈrænd/; born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels and for developing a philosophical system she called...
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Nathaniel Taggart
A character in Ayn Rand's novel 'Atlas Shrugged', Nathaniel Taggart is meant to symbolize the so-called Robber Barons of America's industrial age. Nat Taggart was the founder of Taggart Transcontinental. He built his railroad without any government handouts, and ran the business for no... -
Gerald Starnes
This is a minor character in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Gerald Starnes and Ivy Starnes are the two surviving children of Jed Starnes; together with their since-deceased brother Eric, they instituted a communistic payment-and-benefits program at Twentieth Century Motors which killed worker... -
Kip Chalmers
A character in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Kip Chalmers is a Washington man who has decided to run for election as Legislator from California. On the way to his campaign, the Taggart Transcontinental train that was carrying him encountered a split rail, resulting in the destruction of its diesel... -
Fireman Character in Atlas Shrugged
An unnamed minor character in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, the Fireman appears briefly in section 112. While Dagny Taggart is trying to find out why the Taggart Comet has stalled, the Fireman shows his amusement at how things like this happen. -
Floyd Ferris
This is a minor character in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Dr. Floyd Ferris is one of the Looter crowd who takes credit, along with Wesley Mouch, for Project X though he is considered too stupid to have contributed anything to the project.
