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Charles P. Ginsburg

Charles P. GinsburgBorn: 1920 Videotape recorder—After World War II audio tape recorders were run at very high speeds to record the very high frequency television signals. Ginsburg developed…

Maria P. Giddings

BA in History, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2009 MFA in Creative Writing, Southern New Hampshire University, 2020 Additional Qualifications Professional Writing Certificate, Southern New…

1989–1990 Obie Awards

Best New American PlaysCraig Lucas, Prelude to a KissSuzan-Lori Parks, Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third KingdomMac Wellman, Bad Penny, Crowbar and Terminal HipDirectionLiz Diamond,…

Abbot, George

(Encyclopedia) Abbot, George, 1562–1633, archbishop of Canterbury. He was one of the collaborators (from the Univ. of Oxford) on the Authorized Version of the Bible and was an authority on geography…

Tallmadge, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Tallmadge, BenjaminTallmadge, Benjamintălˈmĭj [key], 1754–1835, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Brookhaven, N.Y. Joining a Connecticut regiment, he served throughout the Revolution…

Baker, George Pierce

(Encyclopedia) Baker, George Pierce, 1866–1935, American educator, b. Providence, R.I., grad. Harvard, 1887. He taught (1888–1924) in the English department at Harvard and there conceived and…

Howard Shultz MILLER, Congress, KS (1879-1970)

MILLER Howard Shultz , a Representative from Kansas; born in Somerset County, Pa., February 27, 1879; moved with his family in 1882 to Morrill, Kans.; attended the public schools of Brown County…

Stevens, George Cooper

(Encyclopedia) Stevens, George Cooper, 1904–75, American film director, b. Oakland, Calif. A distinguished 20th-century filmmaker, he is known for his skillful camera work and careful craftsmanship.…

Segal, George

(Encyclopedia) Segal, George, 1924–2000, American sculptor, b. New York City, grad. Rutgers (B.A., 1950; M.A., 1963). An influential member of the pop art movement, Segal is known for his tableaux of…

metaphysical poets

(Encyclopedia) metaphysical poets, name given to a group of English lyric poets of the 17th cent. The term was first used by Samuel Johnson (1744). The hallmark of their poetry is the metaphysical…