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Nozick, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Nozick, Robert, 1938–2002, American political philosopher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y.; grad. Columbia Univ. (B.A., 1959), Princeton (M.A., 1961; Ph.D., 1963). After teaching at Princeton and…

Netter, Frank Henry

(Encyclopedia) Netter, Frank Henry, 1906–1991, American physician and medical illustrator, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended City College as well as the National Academy of Design and Art Students League…

Henry Richard GIBSON, Congress, TN (1837-1938)

GIBSON Henry Richard , a Representative from Tennessee; born on Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Md., December 24, 1837; attended the common schools on Kent Island and at Bladensburg, Md.; was…

A Convert to Christianity

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Return to the C.S. Lewis Bio Lewis had been raised as a Christian by his parents, who were Protestants. However, it wasn't until he was sent away to boarding school after the…

1965–1966 Obie Awards

Best American PlayRonald Ribman, The Journey of the Fifth HorseDistinguished PlaysEmanuel Peluso, Good DaySam Shepard, Chicago, Icarus's Mother and Red CrossDistinguished DirectionRemy…

Horne, Lena

(Encyclopedia) Horne, Lena (Lena Mary Calhoun Horne), 1917–2010, American singer and actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Elegantly beautiful, Horne entered show business at 16 in the chorus line at Harlem's…

Ashkin, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Ashkin, Arthur, 1922–2020, American physicist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Cornell, 1952. Ashkin worked for four decades at Bell Laboratories, retiring in 1992. Ashkin researched…

McAlister, Linda Lopez

(Encyclopedia) McAlister, Linda Lopez, 1939-2021, American feminist philosopher, b. Los Angeles, Ca., as Linda Lee McAlister, Barnard College (B.A…

Douglas, Donald Wills

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Donald Wills, 1892–1981, aviation pioneer and aerospace executive, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1914. He helped design the first wind tunnel…