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Oppenheim, James

Oppenheim, James[1882-1932](3)Born at St. Paul, Minn., May 24, 1882, but a resident of New York City, where he has spent most of his life. He was educated at Columbia University and first…

James Carter

Conversin' With the EldersAtlantic One might fear that the relatively young Carter might be overshadowed by all of the talent on his latest album. I'm here to inform you otherwise. On every…

Brewer's: James

A sovereign; a jacobus. A gold coin circulated in the reign of James I. Worth about 25s. James (St.). Patron saint of Spain. At Padron, near Compostella, they used to show a huge stone…

James Arness

James Arness(James Aurness)actorBorn: 5/26/1923Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Arness became one of television's best-known heroes during the twenty years he spent on the series Gunsmoke (1955–75…

James Belushi

James BelushiactorBorn: 6/15/1954Birthplace: Chicago Younger brother of the comedian and actor John Belushi, he appeared in a number of successful movies in the mid to late 1980s and early…

James Galway

James GalwayflutistBorn: 12/8/1939Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland James Galway has achieved unparalleled success as a classical flutist, largely because of his frequent forays into…

James Naismith

James NaismithBorn: Nov. 6, 1861 Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 1891 at the YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Mass. Died: Nov.…

James Hillier

James Hillier Born: 1915 Birthplace: Ontario, Canada Electron lens correction device—Hillier is noted for his…

James Wynne

James WynneBorn: March 19, 1943Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Excimer eye surgery— IBM researchers Srinivasan, Wynne, and Blum developed this technique used in LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ…

James Collip

James CollipBorn: 1892 Purified Insulin. Canadian scientists Banting, Best, and Collip determined that insulin injections would help keep diabetics alive and developed techniques for extracting,…