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2000 National Medal of Science Recipients

Nancy C. Andreasen, Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, for her pivotal contributions to the social and behavioral sciences, through the integrative…

apartment house

(Encyclopedia) apartment house, building having three or more dwelling units. Numerous early examples of this form of dwelling have been found in remains of Roman and medieval cities and in the 17th-…

Ernest S. BROWN, Congress, NV (1903-1965)

Senate Years of Service: 1954-1954 Party: Republican BROWN Ernest S. , a Senator from Nevada; born in Alturas, Modoc County, Calif., September 25, 1903; moved with his family to Reno, Nev. in 1906…

Joshua S. SALMON, Congress, NJ (1846-1902)

SALMON Joshua S. , a Representative from New Jersey; born at Mount Olive, Morris County, N.J., February 2, 1846; at an early age moved with his parents to the village of Bartley; attended the…

James S. STEVENSON, Congress, PA (1780-1831)

STEVENSON James S. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York County, Pa., in 1780; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the…