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Donald Cram Biography

Donald CramchemistBorn: 4/22/1919Birthplace: Chester, Vt. chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in chemistry for “synthesizing three-dimensional molecules that could mimic the functioning…

Evans, Donald L.

ex-secretary of CommerceBirthplace: Houston, Tex.Born: 7/27/46

Donald Mills Biography

Donald MillsAge: 84 entertainer who was the last member of the Mills Brothers trio, whose career spanned seven decades. The group recorded 2,246 songs, including the hits “Up a Lazy River”…

Donald Davies Biography

inventorBorn: 1924Died: 2000 Working independently from Paul Baran, Davies came up with the idea of packet switching, enabling the efficient exchange of…

Donald Hall Biography

American poetBorn: September 20, 1928Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Former Poet Laureate of the U.S., Donald Hall is known for his descriptions of rural landscape --…

Donald Fletcher Holmes

Donald Fletcher Holmes Born: 1910 Birthplace: Woodbury, N.J. Polyurethane—The Hanford and Holmes process is the basis…

C. Donald Bateman

C. Donald BatemanBorn: 1932 Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS). In response to tragic airline crashes during the 1960s, Bateman invented a device that automatically warned pilots if…

Donald Davis Biography

Donald DavisactorBorn: 2/26/1928Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Best-known for his work in New York and Canadian theater from the 1950s to the 1990s, he also occasionally appeared in feature…

Donald Sutherland Biography

Donald SutherlandactorBorn: 7/17/1934Birthplace: St. John, New Brunswick, Canada Film actor who struggled for years as a supporting actor before establishing himself as a lead in M*A*S*H (…