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Dream for an Insomniac

Director/Writer:Tiffanie DeBartoloDirector of Photography:Guillermo NavarroEditors:Tom Fries and Phyllis HousenMusic:John LaraioProduction Designer:Gary T. NewProducers:Rita J. Rokisky,…

A Weighty Discovery in Particle Physics

In June 1998, an international team of Japanese and U.S. physicists unveiled strong evidence that elusive subatomic particles known as neutrinos have mass (or weight). These findings run counter to…

Baird, Bil

(William B. Baird) puppeteerBirthplace: Grand Island, Neb.Born: 1904Died: 1987

Lewis, Shari

(Shari Hurwitz) puppeteerBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1934Died: 1998

Bert and Ernie

Bert and Ernie are the silly, funny roommates who star on the children's TV show Sesame Street. Bert and Ernie first appeared on the popular show in 1969. They were part of the show's troupe of…

1948 Emmy Awards

Most Popular Television ProgramPantomime Quiz Time (KTLA)Most Outstanding Television PersonalityShirley Dinsdale and her puppet Judy SplintersBest Film Made for TelevisionThe Necklace

2002 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Ryan R. Patterson, Grand Junction, Colo., for his project entitled “The American Sign Language Translator.” Patterson devised a glove that converts…

Bob Keeshan

Bob Keeshan was the creator and star of the long-running children's morning show Captain Kangaroo. Gentle and reassuring, with a bright red jacket and crown of silver hair, Captain Kangaroo read…

Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro is the Spanish conquistador known for conquering Peru's Inca Empire and founding the city of Lima in 1535. Little is known about his early years, but it's thought he was an…