David Rittenhouse - United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
"Twitter spend will increase this year for a number of reasons, one being their embrace of television," said David Rittenhouse, Ogilvy & Mather's managing director.
Of course, nothing so dramatic happened to Harvard's John Winthrop as befell David Rittenhouse in Pennsylvania, who fainted dead away from the excitement at the crucial moment.