(Theodore Scott Glenn)actorBorn: 1/26/1942Birthplace: Pittsburgh Severe looking actor who started on the stage in 1965 and appeared in The Edge of Night (1968) before his film debut in The Baby…
(Phoebe Katz)actressBorn: 7/16/1963Birthplace: New York City Originally a top teen model, she later moved into feature films aimed at teenage audiences, including Paradise (1982), Fast Times at…
Born: 1923Birthplace: New Kensington Kevlar (Aromatic polyamides and fibers)—Kwolek's processes have resulted in hundreds of new polymers used in producing mooring ropes, fiber-optic cables,…
Below is the composition of the 117th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2020 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for…
(Encyclopedia) Grove, Andy (Andrew Stephen Grove)Grove, Andy [key], 1936–2016, American computer-industry executive, b. Budapest, Hungary, as András István Gróf, immigrated to the United States 1957…
(Encyclopedia) Schrödinger, ErwinSchrödinger, Erwinĕrˈvĭn shröˈdĭng-ər [key], 1887–1961, Austrian theoretical physicist. He was educated at Vienna, taught at Breslau and Zürich, and was professor at…
(Encyclopedia) Nesbit, E. (Edith Nesbit), 1858–1924, English author of children's books, adult novels, and poetry. A socialist and cofounder of the Fellowship of the New Life, out of which grew the…
(Encyclopedia) Huxley, Sir Andrew Fielding, 1917–2012, British physiologist, educated at University College, London; grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, half-brother of Sir Julian Huxley and Aldous…
actressBorn: May 13, 1922Died: April 25, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: actress Though she was successful on stage and in films, Bea Arthur was best…
WOOD, John, (uncle of Alan Wood, Jr.), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 6, 1816; attended the Friends Society schools of Philadelphia; employed by his…