People : Robert Abel

For the past 25 years Mr. Abel has been on the leading edge of technology and storytelling. From "A Nation of Immigrants" to "The Making of the President" to "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" to "In Concert" to "Tron" to music videos for Mick Jagger, Barbara Streisand, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler and Cindi Lauper, he has consistently shown a rare display of genius for innovative techniques in emerging mediums.

Mr. Abel's company, Synapse Technologies, is currently producing two interactive multimedia projects for IBM, "Evolution" and "Revolution," as well as a project about flight for the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.