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Roberts, John Glover, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Roberts, John Glover, Jr., 1955–, American public official, 17th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2005–), b. Buffalo, N.Y., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1976, J.D. 1979). He clerked (…

Biographies: 2018 People in the News

2018 People in the News See also 2016 People in the News 2015 People in the News 2014 People in the News 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People…

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…

Biographies: 2019 People in the News

2019 People in the News See also 2018 People in the News 2016 People in the News 2015 People in the News 2014 People in the News 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People…

Bond, J. Max, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Bond, J. Max, Jr., 1935-2009, African-American architect, b. Lexington, Ky., Harvard Univ. (BA, 1955; MA, 1958). Bond’s father, J. Max,…

McCain, John Sidney, 3d

(Encyclopedia) McCain, John Sidney, 3d, 1936–2018, U.S. politician, b. Panama Canal Zone. A much decorated navy veteran, he was born into a career…