Amazon.com Inc. Founder Jeff Bezos, known globally as one of the wealthiest and most influential entrepreneurs, is often seen as a cool and confident figure. Yet, those who knew him before Amazon’s ...

Science fiction has seen its fair share of knockouts. Back in the 1970s and early '80s, geeks launched pocket rockets for Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) in Star Wars, the same way they fantasized about ...