(Encyclopedia) Yerkes, Robert MearnsYerkes, Robert Mearnsyûrˈkēz [key], 1876–1956, American psychologist, b. Bucks co., Pa., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1898; Ph.D.1902). He taught (1902–17) at Harvard,…
(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, officially the Lucius J. Kellam, Jr. Bridge-Tunnel, 17.6 mi (28.2 km) long, across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, E Va., connecting Cape Charles with…
(Encyclopedia) Sumner, William Graham, 1840–1910, American sociologist and political economist, b. Paterson, N.J., grad. Yale, 1863, and studied in Germany, in Switzerland, and at Oxford. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Rudolph, Paul Marvin, 1918–97, American modernist architect, b. Elkton, Ky. Rudolph taught at several universities and served as chair of the Yale architecture department from 1958–65…
(Encyclopedia) Saarinen, EeroSaarinen, Eeroāˈrō säˈrĭnĕn [key], 1910–61, Finnish-American architect, grad. Yale (B.A., 1934), became an American citizen in 1940; son of Eliel Saarinen. Saarinen's…
ADAMS, Robert, Jr., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 26, 1849; attended Doctor Fairies Physical Institute, Philadelphia, Pa., and was graduated from the…
ALEXANDER, James, Jr., a Representative from Ohio; born near Delta, York County, Pa., October 17, 1789; moved to the Northwest Territory in 1799 with his father, who settled in what is now St…
ALLISON, James, Jr., (father of John Allison), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Elkton, Cecil County, Md., October 4, 1772; moved with his parents to Washington County, Pa., in…
ANTHONY, Beryl Franklin, Jr., a Representative from Arkansas; born in El Dorado, Union County, Ark., February 21, 1938; attended the Union County public schools; graduated, El Dorado High…
ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., March 22, 1928; attended private schools in Houston and Rice University, 1945-1946; B.B.A. and…
