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Behrman, S. N.
(Encyclopedia) Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel Behrman)Behrman, S. N.bârˈmən [key], 1893–1973, American dramatist, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Harvard 1916. His sophisticated comedies often attempt…Perelman, S. J.
(Encyclopedia) Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph Perelman)Perelman, S. J.pĕrˈəlmən [key], 1904–79, American comic writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He entered the magazine world as a cartoonist for a New York…Shechtman, Daniel S.
(Encyclopedia) Shechtman, Daniel S., 1941–, Israeli materials scientist, Ph.D. Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), 1972. Shechtman, who joined the faculty at Technion in 1975, received the…Pritchett, V. S.
(Encyclopedia) Pritchett, V. S. (Victor Sawdon Pritchett)Pritchett, V. S.prĭchˈĭt [key], 1900–1997, British writer, b. Ipswich. Largely self-educated, he was a distinguished and prolific man of…Naipaul, V. S.
(Encyclopedia) Naipaul, V. S. (Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul)Naipaul, V. S.nīpôlˈ [key], 1932–2018, English writer, b. Chaguanas, Trinidad; grad. University College, Oxford, 1953. Naipul, whose…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 19, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 18, 1804October 20, 1804October 19, 1804 19th of October Friday 1804. Set out early under a gentle Breeze from the S. E. more timber than…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 7, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 6, 1804June 8, 1804June 7, 1804 Thursday 7th of June 1804 Set out early passed the head of the Isd from the Isd. N. 61° W. to the mouth of a…O. S. Ozzie Williams Biography
O. S. “Ozzie” Williamsaeronautical engineerBorn: 1921 After earning a B.S. and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering, O. S. “Ozzie” Williams became the first African American hired by Republic…Pierre S. du Pont Biography
Pierre S. du Pontindustrialist, philanthropistBorn: 1/15/1870Birthplace: near Wilmington, Del. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1890, he worked in his family…Thomas S. Jones, Jr.: In Excelsis
In ExcelsisThomas S. Jones, Jr.Spring! And all our valleys turning into green, Remembering — As I remember! So my heart turns glad For so much youth and joy — this to have had When in my…