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David Baszucki ( / bəˈzuːki /; born January 20, 1963), also known by his Roblox username builderman, or david.baszucki is a Canadian-born American entrepreneur, engineer, and software developer. He is best known as the co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation. He previously co-founded and served as the CEO of Knowledge Revolution, which was ...
Roblox Corporation. Roblox Corporation ( / ˈroʊblɒks / ROH-bloks) is an American video game developer based in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, the company is the developer of Roblox, which was released in 2006. As of December 31, 2023, the company employs over 2,400 people. [1]
Due to Roblox ' s popularity, various games created on the site have grown increasing attention in popularity, with some games having millions of active players monthly, about 5,000 games have over a million visits, and a few having over a billion. This is a list of Roblox games that have received media attention.
Roblox occasionally hosts real-life and virtual events. They have in the past hosted events such as BloxCon, which was a convention for ordinary players on the platform. Roblox operates annual Easter egg hunts and also hosts an annual event called the "Bloxy Awards", an awards ceremony that also functions as a fundraiser. The 2020 edition of ...
List of largest power stations. Three Gorges Dam in China, currently the largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power-producing body ever built, at 22,500 MW. This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of installed electrical capacity.
Nylonkong, from New York City, London, and Hong Kong. Ohaton, from the Osler, Hammond and Nanton company. Pennsyltucky, from Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Poictesme, from the two French towns Poitiers and Angoulême, used in a number of novels by James Branch Cabell. Sauk Prairie, from Sauk City and Prairie du Sac.
Robber baron (industrialist) 1904 depiction of an acquisitive and manipulative Standard Oil (at the time driven by autocratic robber baron founder John D. Rockefeller) as an all-powerful octopus. Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by 19th century muckrakers and others to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th ...
Andrew Mellon. Andrew William Mellon ( / ˈmɛlən /; March 24, 1855 – August 26, 1937), known also as A. W. Mellon, was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. From the wealthy Mellon family of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he established a vast business empire before moving into politics.