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Herschbach, Dudley Robert
(Encyclopedia) Herschbach, Dudley RobertHerschbach, Dudley Roberthûrshˈbăk [key], 1932–, American chemist, b. San Jose, Calif., Ph.D. Harvard, 1958. In 1986, Herschbach shared the Nobel Prize in…Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison
(Encyclopedia) Van de Graaff, Robert JemisonVan de Graaff, Robert Jemisonvăn də gräf [key], 1901–67, American physicist, b. Tuscaloosa, Ala., grad. Univ. of Alabama (B.S., 1922), Ph.D. Oxford, 1928.…1969 Academy Awards
The 1969 Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAnne of the Thousand Days, Hal B. Wallis, producer (Universal)Butch Cassidy and…1966 Academy Awards
The 1966 Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1967 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureAlfie, Lewis Gilbert, producer (Paramount)A Man for All Seasons, Fred Zinnemann,…Medical Advances Timeline
Find key developments in the field of medicine, from the birth of Hippocrates to today. 460 BCE Birth of Hippocrates, Greek physician and founder of the first university. Considered the father…Lemaître, Frédérick
(Encyclopedia) Lemaître, FrédérickLemaître, Frédérickfrādārēkˈ ləmĕtˈrə [key], 1800–1876, French actor, originally named Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître. First known in pantomimes and melodramas, he…Merton, Robert King
(Encyclopedia) Merton, Robert King, 1910–2003, American sociologist, b. Philadelphia as Meyer Schkolnick, grad. Temple Univ. (A.B., 1931) and Harvard (M.A., 1932; Ph.D., 1936). From 1941 on he was a…Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess ofCrewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess ofkr&oomacr;ˌmĭlzˈ [key], 1858–1945, British statesman. He…Flaherty, Robert Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Flaherty, Robert JosephFlaherty, Robert Josephflăˈərtē [key], 1884–1951, American explorer and film producer. He was born in Michigan and grew up in Canada. He explored (1910–16)…Cambert, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Cambert, RobertCambert, Robertrōbĕrˈ käNbĕrˈ [key], c.1628–1677, French composer; pupil of Chambonnières. His Pastorale d'Issy (1659) and other works are among the first real French…Trending
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