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David Cushman Biography

inventorBorn: 1939Died: 2000 By synthesizing captopril during their careers at Bristol Myers Squibb, Cushman and Ondetti created the first medical treatment…

David Halberstam Biography

journalist and authorBorn: April 10, 1934Birthplace: New York CityDied: April 23, 2007 (Menlo Park, Calif.) David Halberstam made his mark as a journalist…

David Pall Biography

inventorBorn: 2 April 1914Best Known as: inventor of the Leukocyte Reduction Filter David Pall invented the Leukocyte Reduction Filter which makes blood…

David Hall Biography

David HallAge: 49 respected baseball coach at many levels; coached at Rice University from 1981–91, posting a 338–267 record; coached at two other high schools before forming a special bond…

David Morton: Symbol

SymbolDavid MortonMy faith is all a doubtful thing, Wove on a doubtful loom, — Until there comes, each showery spring, A cherry-tree in bloom; And Christ who died upon a tree That death…

Saint David's Day

Celebrated 1 March St. David as shown in a stained glass window in Jesus College Chapel, Oxford. Photo credit: Casper Gutman Related Links St. David's QuizWalesSaint DavidMore on St…

Brewer's: David and Jonathan

Inseparable friends. Similar examples of friendship were Pylades and Orestes (q.v.); Damon and Pythias (q.v.); etc. “I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan. Very pleasant hast thou…

Brewer's: City of David

(The). Jerusalem. So called in compliment to King David. (2 Sam. v. 7, 9.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894City of DestructionCity of Bells A B C D E F…