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Harry Potter Birthday Controversy

Happy Birthday, Harry! A whole lot of cheering, but how many candles for Harry's cake?   by Holly Hartman     * Visit our Harry Potter Page for more news! * This article was posted…

Robert Maurer

Born: 1924Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Fused silica optical waveguide—The inventors, Maurer, Keck, and Schultz. designed and produced the first optical fiber with light loss during transmission low…

Peter Schultz

Born: 1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Fused silica optical waveguide—The inventors, Maurer, Keck, and Schultz. designed and produced the first optical fiber with light loss during transmission low…

Patrick MAGRUDER, Congress, MD (1768-1819)

MAGRUDER, Patrick, a Representative from Maryland; born at “Locust Grove,” near Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., in 1768; attended Princeton College a short time; studied law; was…

James George MAGUIRE, Congress, CA (1853-1920)

MAGUIRE, James George, a Representative from California; born in Boston, Mass., February 22, 1853; moved with his parents to California in April 1854; attended the public schools of…

Richard Murray SIMPSON, Congress, PA (1900-1960)

SIMPSON, Richard Murray, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Huntingdon, Pa., August 30, 1900; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh…

Lehn, Jean-Marie

(Encyclopedia) Lehn, Jean-MarieLehn, Jean-MariezhäNˈ-märēˈ lĕN [key], 1939–, French chemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Strasbourg, 1963. A professor at Louis Pasteur Univ. (1970–78) and the Collège de France (…

Kavanaugh, Brett Michael

(Encyclopedia) Kavanaugh, Brett Michael, 1965–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2018–), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Yale (B.A. 1987, J.D. 1990). He clerked for Supreme Court Justice…

Philby, Kim

(Encyclopedia) Philby, Kim (Harold Adrian Russell Philby), 1912–88, British double agent, son of Harry St. John Bridger Philby, studied Trinity College, Cambridge. A longtime high-ranking member of…