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N. Scott Momaday

(Encyclopedia) N. Scott Momaday (Navarre Scott Momaday), 1934?, American writer whose works are reflective of his Kiowa culture, b. Lawton, Okla., B.A. Univ. of New Mexico, 1958, Ph.D. Stanford, 1963?

N. Scott Momaday Biography

N. Scott Momadaypoet, author, scholar, painterBorn: February 27, 1934Birthplace: Kiowa Indian reservation, Lawton, Oklahoma As a writer Navarre Scott Momaday draws from the "pan-Indian?

Scott, Sir Walter

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Sir Walter, 1771?1832, Scottish novelist and poet, b. Edinburgh. He is considered the father of both the regional and the historical novel. Early Life and Works After an?

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald), 1896?1940, American novelist and short-story writer, b. St. Paul, Minn. He is ranked among the great American writers of the 20th?

Wyeth, N. C.

(Encyclopedia) Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers Wyeth), 1882?1945, American painter and illustrator, b. Needham, Mass., studied with Howard Pyle. Among his many well-known murals are those in the?

Behrman, S. N.

(Encyclopedia) Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel Behrman)brm?n, 1893?1973, American dramatist, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Harvard 1916. His sophisticated comedies often attempt to probe the?

Robert N. Hall

Robert N. HallBorn: 1919Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. High-voltage, high-power semiconductor pin rectifier?Hall's invention boosted efficiency and reduced wasted power and destructive heat?

Robert N. Noyce

Robert N. Noyce Born: 1927Birthplace: Iowa Semiconductor device-and-lead structure?Noyce, as research director of Fairchild Semiconductor, was responsible for the initial development of silicon mesa?