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Allan Cormack 1998 Deaths
Allan CormackAge: 74 physicist who co-invented the CAT scan. He won a Nobel Prize for medicine in 1979.Died: May 7, 1998.Lisa CooleA - FBeverley CrossThe Devil's Dictionary: Fiddle
by Ambrose Bierce FICKLENESSFIDELITYFIDDLE -n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse's tail on the entrails of a cat. To Rome said Nero: "If to smoke you turn I…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XLIV ("The bone that has no marrow")
by EmilyDickinsonThe BrainThe PastXLIV The bone that has no marrow; What ultimate for that? It is not fit for table, For beggar, or for cat. A bone has obligations, A being has the…Paula Danziger 2004 Deaths
Paula DanzigerAge: 59 author who wrote dozens of children's books, including The Cat Ate My Gymsuit and the Amber Brown series. Died: Manhattan, July 8, 2004Rodney DangerfieldA - FEileen…Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield 2004 Deaths
Godfrey Newbold HounsfieldAge: 84 British electrical engineer who invented the first CAT scan machine. He won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work. Died: Thames,…The Devil's Dictionary: Sacred
by Ambrose Bierce SACRAMENTSANDLOTTERSACRED -adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama of Thibet; the…Aesop's Fables: The Viper and the File
by Aesop The Lioness and the VixenThe Cat and the CockThe Viper and the File A Viper entered a carpenter's shop, and went from one to another of the tools, begging for something to eat.…Anne Gwynne 2003 Deaths
Anne GwynneAge: 84 actress who appeared in several science fiction and horror films, including Black Friday and The Black Cat. Died: Los Angeles, Calif., March 31, 2003 Arthur GuytonG -…Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Sheep
by Aesop The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild SowThe Tunny-Fish and the DolphinThe Wolf and the Sheep A Wolf was worried and badly bitten by dogs, and lay a long time for dead. By and by he…S - Z
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