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Moore, Stanford

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Stanford, 1913–82, American biochemist, b. Chicago, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1938. Moore joined the faculty at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now…

Moore, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Thomas, 1779–1852, Irish poet, b. Dublin. He achieved prominence in his day not only for his poetry but also for his love of Ireland and personal charm. A lawyer, he was for a…

Moore Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Moore Foundation: see Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

Moore's Law

(Encyclopedia) Moore's Law, a projection of semiconductor manufacturing trends made by Gordon E. Moore, cofounder of the Intel Corp., in a 1965 magazine article. He observed that the number of…

Archie Moore

Born: Dec. 13, 1913Boxer world light-heavyweight champion (1952-60); pro record 199-26-8 with a record 145 KOs.Died: Dec. 9, 1998

Herman Moore

Born: Oct. 20, 1969Football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions; caught an NFL-record 123 passes in 1995.

Demi Moore

(Demetria Guynes)actressBorn: 11/11/1962Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico Film and television actress who played Jackie Templeton on General Hospital (1981–83) before she became a film star. Her…

Dudley Moore

actor, comedian, composerBorn: 4/19/1935Birthplace: London, England Composer, cabaret comedian and film and stage actor who was at his best when performing with Peter Cook in the comedy revue…

Roger Moore

actorBorn: 10/14/1927Birthplace: London, England Urbane British television and film actor who starred in the television series The Saint before becoming Sean Connery's successor as James Bond…

Julianne Moore

(Julie Smith)actressBorn: 12/3/1960Birthplace: Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina Though she seemed to “suddenly” appear on the screen in the 1997 hit Boogie Nights, Moore has been actively…