Nicholas Evan "Nick" Berg was born on April 2nd, 1978 to Michael and
Suzanne Berg. He lived in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of
Philadelphia, and attended West Chester Henderson High School. While at
Henderson, he achieved a reputation as a likable and energetic
individual who was fascinated by inventions and engineering.
After graduating from Henderson, Berg attended Cornell University, the
University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and University of
Oklahoma. He majored in engineering but did not receive a bachelor's
degree.
He journeyed to places such as Uganda and Kenya with humanitarian
organizations. He taught the people in these countries about the "Bovl
Blocks" idea in these trips. Bovl Blocks were blocks made out of clay
that people could build houses out of.
In 2003 and 2004, Berg traveled twice to Iraq for similar humanitarian
endeavors and also to look for work for his enterprise, Prometheus
Towers. On his second trip, Berg was detained by either United States
or Iraqi forces. After he was released, he went missing. An Islamic
terror group led by Abu al-Zarquawi posted a video on the internet in
which they showed his murder.