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Robert W. Sarnoff
Robert W. Sarnoffmedia executiveBorn: 7/2/1918Birthplace: New York City Son of David Sarnoff, a pioneer in radio and television who had organized NBC in 1926, Robert W. Sarnoff was groomed to…Jay W. Forrester
Jay W. Forrester Born: 1918Birthplace: Climax, Nebraska Multicoordinated digital information storage device—While working on the Whirlwind, the largest computer project in the late 1940s and early…Louis W. Parker
Louis W. Parker Born: 1906 Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Television receiver—Parker is best known for the “…Robert W. Bower
Robert W. Bower Born: 1936 Birthplace: Santa Monica, Calif. Field-effect device with insulated gates—Also known as the…Herbert W. Boyer
Herbert W. Boyer Born: 1936 Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Recombinant DNA technology—Biochemists Boyer and Cohen combined…John W. Heisman
John W. HeismanBorn: Oct. 23, 1869Football coached at 9 colleges from 1892-1927; won 185 games; Director of Athletics at Downtown Athletic Club in NYC (1928-36); DAC named Heisman Trophy…Dee, river, Wales
(Encyclopedia) Dee, Welsh Dyfrdwy, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Cambrian Mts., Gwynedd, NW Wales, and flowing NE through Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), then meandering through a picturesque…Pearson, John
(Encyclopedia) Pearson, John, 1613–86, English prelate and scholar. He was a royalist chaplain (1645) in the civil war, but during Cromwell's regime he lived quietly in London. His Exposition of the…Chester Firkins: On a Subway Express
On a Subway ExpressChester FirkinsI, who have lost the stars, the sod, For chilling pave and cheerless light, Have made my meeting-place with God A new and nether Night —Have found a fane…Chester, PA Census Data
People QuickFactsChesterPennsylvaniaPopulation, 2003 estimate 37,01712,365,455Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 0.4%0.7%Population, 2000 36,85412,281,054Population,…Trending
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