Max H. Sherman

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory physicist Max H. Sherman spent his formative years studying airflow. The work paid off in 1998 when the media dubbed him "Dr. Duct Tape" after he "discovered" that duct tape "failed reliably and often catastrophically" when he was testing duct-sealing methods. To his two kids, Sabrina and Alex, Dr. Duct Tape is still "Dad," and to his wife, Jan, he's still "Honey, clean the gutters."