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Robert Heath Dennard

Born: 1932Birthplace: Terrell, Tex. One-transistor dynamic random access memory—Dr. Dennard's invention of DRAM, most often called RAM, was a core development in today's computer industry and is…

Robert Langer, Jr.

Born: 1948 Birthplace: Albany, New York Controlled Drug Delivery—Langer revolutionized biomedical technology through the…

Robert Anacletus Underwood

Congressional delegate Underwood holds bachelor's and master's degrees in history from California State University, and a Ph.D. in education in policy planning from UCLA. In 1972 he became a…

J. Catherine Roberts

science teacherBorn: 2/3/1953Birthplace: Norfolk, Va. Roberts was a seventh grade life science teacher at the W.E. Waters Middle School in Portsmouth, Va., from 1975 until 2004 when she moved to…

Robert Huston Milroy

Union general Born: 6/11/1816Birthplace: near Salem, Ind. Born on a farm in southern Indiana, Milroy attended a private military academy in Vermont, graduating in 1843. He served as a company…

Robert De Niro

actorBorn: 8/17/1943Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning actor known for his demanding, tough-guy roles in Martin Scorsese films. His films include The Godfather Part II (1974), Raging…

Robert Downey, Jr.

actorBorn: 4/4/1965Birthplace: New York City Talented actor who has battled personal demons as he has worked to establish himself as one of Hollywood's finest actors. His portrayal of tormented…

Robert Adler Biography

physicist and inventorDied: Feb. 15, 2007 (Boise, Idaho) Inventor who held about 200 U.S. patents, the most famous of which was the first wireless television…

Robert Bly Biography

American poet, editor, and translatorBorn: December 26, 1926Birthplace: Madison, Minn. Robert Bly is the author of more than 30 books of poetry, including Loving a Woman…

Robert Culp Biography

actorBorn: 8/16/30Died: 3/24/2010 (Hollywood Hills, Calif.) Best Known as: actor who played Kelly Robinson in I Spy Veteran actor Robert Culp found fame in…