Gangrene (or gangrenous necrosis) is a type of necrosis caused by a critically insufficient blood supply. This potentially life-threatening condition may occur after an injury or infection, or in people suffering from any chronic health problem affecting blood circulation.he etymology of gangrene derives from the Latin word gangraena and from the Greek gangraina (Î³Î¬Î³Î³ÏÎ±Î¹Î½Î±), which means  putrefaction of tissues. It has no etymological connection with the word green, despite the affected areas turning black and/or green and/or yellowish brown.
Netflix was founded on August 29, 1997, in Scotts Valley, California, by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings, both former employees at Pure Software. Randolph was a co-founder of MicroWarehouse, a computer mail order company; and was later employed by Borland International as vice president of marketing.
The Brain Behind Netflix. The way Americans watch movies has changed dramatically in the last few years because of the man who thought up, and started up a company called Netflix. Now more and more of us rent movies by mail. As correspondent Lesley Stahl reports, Netflix today rakes in about $50 million a month and other companies, like Blockbuster, are trying to get in on the action. Netflix was started by a math teacher-turned-software tycoon.