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Robert S. Ledley

Robert S. LedleyBorn: 1926Birthplace: New York City Diagnostic x-ray systems—Ledley developed the ACTA diagnostic x-ray scanner, the first whole-body computerized tomography (CT) machine. He…

S. Joseph Begun

S. Joseph Begun Born: 1905Birthplace: (Danzig, Germany, now Gdansk Poland) Magnetic recording— Early recording machines of the 1920s were cumbersome at best. Sound was recorded magnetically…

Harold S. Vanderbilt

Harold S. VanderbiltBorn: July 6, 1884Sportsman successfully defended America's Cup 3 times (1930, 34,37); also invented contract bridge in 1926.Died: July 4, 1970Johnny Vander MeerU -…

William S. Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs came from an upper-class background in the midwestern United States, studied at Harvard University and then turned to drugs, crime and writing. In the 1940s he became…

Mitchell, John

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, John, 1870–1919, American labor leader, b. Braidwood, Ill. He became a miner at the age of 12 and in 1885 joined the Knights of Labor. When the United Mine Workers of America…

Stepniak, S.

(Encyclopedia) Stepniak, S.Stepniak, S.styĭpnyäkˈ [key], 1852–95, Russian revolutionary and writer, whose real name was Sergei Mikhailovich Kravchinski. He fled Russia in 1878 after taking part in…

2001 PGA Tour Results

2001 PGA Tour Last Rd Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Jan. 7@ WGC: Accenture Match Play Championship Steve Stricker (2&1) $1,000,000 P. Fulke Jan. 14…

Coosa

(Encyclopedia) CoosaCoosak&oomacr;ˈsə [key], river, 286 mi (460 km) long, rising in NW Ga. and flowing SW through E Ala., joining the Tallapoosa near Montgomery, Ala., to form the Alabama River.…

Hepburn, Mitchell Frederick

(Encyclopedia) Hepburn, Mitchell Frederick, 1896–1953, Canadian political leader. A member of the House of Commons (1926–34), he was chosen (1930) leader of the Liberal party in Ontario and became (…

Grenada

(Encyclopedia) CE5 GrenadaGrenadagrĭnāˈdə [key], independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations (2015 est. pop. 107,000), 133 sq mi (344 sq km), in the Windward Islands, West Indies. The…