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Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.läfˈēt älākhänˈdrō pēnˈkī, pĭnˈ– [key], 1946–, Panamanian jockey, b. Panama City. He began racing in Panama and came to the…

Shire horse

(Encyclopedia) Shire horse, a breed of draft horse native to central England. It is equal in weight to the Belgian horse and is usually slightly taller. Widely used as a war horse during the Middle…

Nicholson, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Nicholson, Jack, 1937–, American film actor, b. Neptune, N.J. After appearing in a series of low-budget movies for some 10 years, he scored his first success with Easy Rider (1969).…

H. D.

(Encyclopedia) H. D.: see Doolittle, Hilda.

Warner, H. B.

(Henry Bryan Warner Lickford) actorBirthplace: LondonBorn: 1876Died: 1958

Erikson, Erik H.

psychoanalystBirthplace: Frankfurt, GermanyBorn: 1902Died: 1994

Walter H. Brattain

Walter H. Brattain Born: 1902 Birthplace: Amoy, China Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel…

Ernest H. Volwiler

Ernest H. Volwiler Born: 1893 Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio Thio-barbituric acid derivatives—Volwiler and Tabern came up…

Joseph H. Burckhalter

Joseph H. BurckhalterBorn: 1912Birthplace: Columbia, S.C. Dyes for diagnosing infectious diseases—Burckhalter and Seiwald synthesized fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), an antibody labeling…