When was Mahlon Loomis born?
Mahlon Loomis
Mahlon Loomis (21 July 1826 – 13 October 1886) was an American dentist and inventor. He is best known for promoting the idea that the Earth's upper atmosphere was divided into discrete concentric layers, and these layers could be tapped by metallic conductors on hills and mountain tops, in order to provide long-distance wireless telegraph and telephone communication, as well as draw electricity down to the Earth's surface.
Samuel Loomis
Dr. Samuel "Sam" Loomis is a fictional character in the "Halloween" franchise. One of the two main protagonists of the overall series (the other being Laurie Strode), he appears in seven of the eleven Halloween films, first appearing in John Carpenter's original 1978 film. Donald Pleasence plays the character in five films and Malcolm McDowell portrays him in the 2007 reimagining, "Halloween" and its sequel "Halloween II". Throughout the "Halloween" franchise, he is depicted as the archenemy to the series' central character and primary antagonist, Michael Myers.