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Mauri Rose

Mauri RoseBorn: May 26, 1906Auto racer 3-time winner of Indy 500 (1941,47-48).Died: Jan. 1, 1981Theodore RooseveltR - TMurray Rose

Lowell Perry 2001 Deaths

Lowell PerryAge: 69 All-American receiver at the University of Michigan in the 1950s, who later became the NFL's first black coach in more than 40 years; won Rose Bowl over California in 1951…

Merce Cunningham Biography

Merce Cunninghamavant-garde dancer, choreographerBorn: 4/16/1919Birthplace: Centralia, Washington Dancer and choreographer whose avant-garde dances focus on pure movement and chance. He has often…

Wallace Bruner Biography

Wallace Brunernews correspondent, talk-show host As a news correspondent for ABC, Bruner covered the White House, Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. He hosted television's What's My Line…

Michael Paquay 1998 Deaths

Michael PaquayAge: 26 Belgian motorcyclist; died of head injuries sustained in a accident during trials for the Italian Superbike Grand Prix in northern ItalyDied: Monza, Italy, May 9,…

Lucille (Lupe) Murchison 2001 Deaths

Lucille (Lupe) MurchisonAge: 75 Texas arts patron and co-owner of the Dallas Cowboys with her brother-in-law Clint Murchison Jr. from 1979-84. He died of cancer.Died: Dallas, July 3Francis…

John Myers 1998 Deaths

John MyersAge: 40 three-time NHRA Winston Pro Stock Motorcycle champion; won 33 NHRA national events with George Bryce's Star Racing Team; of injuries sustained in a non-racing motorcycle…

Iris Murdoch 1999 Deaths

Iris MurdochAge: 79 important British writer whose 27 novels included The Bell (1958) and The Sea, the Sea (1978), for which she won the Booker Prize. In 1987 she was made a Dame of the Order…

James Myers 2001 Deaths

James MyersAge: 81 songwriter who penned more than 300 songs, including 1954's “Rock Around the Clock,” which was recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets. Died: Bonita Springs, Fla., May 9,…

complexity

(Encyclopedia) complexity, in science, field of study devoted to the process of self-organization. The basic concept of complexity is that all things tend to organize themselves into patterns, e.g.,…