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Ray Stark 2004 Deaths

Ray StarkAge: 88 influential and prolific film producer who made more than 125 films, including Funny Girl and Steel Magnolias. Died: West Hollywood, Calif., Jan. 17, 2004Stephen SprouseR -…

Ray Charles 2004 Deaths

Ray CharlesAge: 73 singer, pianist, and composer whose soulful tunes combined gospel, blues, pop, country, and jazz. A pioneer in rock music whose songs ranged from pop standards to love…

Walter Ray Williams Jr.

Walter Ray Williams Jr.Born: Oct. 6, 1959Bowling and Horseshoes 5-time PBA Bowler of Year (1986,93,96,97,98); all-time leading money winner on the PBA Tour entering 2002-03 season; won 6…

1986 Academy Awards

The 1986 Academy Awards were presented March 31, 1987 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureChildren of a Lesser God, Burt Sugarman and Patrick Palmer, producers (…

Coolidge, William David

(Encyclopedia) Coolidge, William David, 1873–1975, American physical chemist, b. Hudson, Mass., grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1896. He joined the General Electric Company in 1905 and…

cosmic rays

(Encyclopedia) cosmic rays, charged particles moving at nearly the speed of light reaching the earth from outer space. Primary cosmic rays consist mostly of protons (nuclei of hydrogen atoms), some…

Karle, Jerome

(Encyclopedia) Karle, JeromeKarle, Jeromekärl [key], 1918–2013, American physicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan, 1943. He worked on the Manhattan Project before beginning a career (1946…

Perutz, Max Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Perutz, Max Ferdinand, 1914–2002, British molecular biologist, b. Vienna. One of the pioneers in the field of molecular biology, Perutz studied chemistry at the Univ. of Vienna (1932–…

Giacconi, Riccardo

(Encyclopedia) Giacconi, Riccardo, 1931–2018, Italian-American astrophysicist, b. Milan, Italy, Ph.D. Univ. of Milan 1954. He was a researcher at American Science and Engineering Corporation (1959–73…

Abbott, Berenice

(Encyclopedia) Abbott, BereniceAbbott, Berenicebĕrˌənēsˈ [key], 1898–1991, American photographer, b. Springfield, Ohio. Abbott, who had left (1918) the Midwest for Greenwich Village, then (1921)…