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Paul Kollsman

Paul KollsmanBorn: 1900 Altimeter. Prior to 1928, there was no reliable or accurate way for airplane pilots to know how far above the ground they were. The barometric altimeter, accurate…

Paul Azinger

Paul AzingerBorn: Jan. 6, 1960Golf PGA Player of Year (1987); 12 career wins, including '93 PGA Championship; missed most of '94 season overcoming lymphoma (a form of cancer) in right…

Paul Brown

Paul BrownBorn: Sept. 7, 1908, d. Aug. 5, 1991Football innovator coached Ohio St. to national title in 1942; in pros, directed Cleveland Browns to 4 straight AAFC titles (1946-49) and 3 NFL…

Paul McCartney

Driving RainCapitol Setting aside the poetry, art, and classical compositions that he's been busy with in recent years, Paul McCartney has gotten back into his rock 'n' roll shoes. The fit is…

Paul Coffey

Paul CoffeyBorn: June 1, 1961Hockey D 3-time Norris Trophy winner; member of four Stanley Cup championship teams at Edmonton (1984-85,87) and Pittsburgh (1991); ranks 10th on NHL all-time…

Trial and Error

Director: Jonathan LynnWriters: Sara Bernstein and Gregory BernsteinDirector of Photography:Gabriel BeristainEditor:Tony LombardoMusic:Phil MarshallProduction Designer:Victoria PaulProducers:…

Tolstoy, Leo, Count

(Encyclopedia) Tolstoy, Leo, Count, Rus. Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoi (lyĕf), 1828–1910, Russian novelist and philosopher, considered one of the world's greatest writers. About 1876 the doubts that…

Nicholas II, czar of Russia

(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II, 1868–1918, last czar of Russia (1894–1917), son of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna. Discontent at home grew, the army tired of war, the food situation deteriorated,…

Paul, Les

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Les, 1915–2009, American guitarist and inventor, b. Waukesha, Wis., as Lester William Polsfuss (later Polfuss). He began playing…

Recipients of Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., created its Honors awards in 1978 to recognize the lifetime achievements of selected American…