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Wineland, David Jeffrey
(Encyclopedia) Wineland, David Jeffrey, 1944–, American physicist, b. Milwaukee, Wis., Ph.D. Harvard, 1970. Wineland has been a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and…Wald, Lillian D.
(Encyclopedia) Wald, Lillian D.Wald, Lillian D.wôld [key], 1867–1940, American social worker and pioneer in public health nursing. In 1893 she organized a visiting nurse service, which became the…January Current Events 2024: U.S. News
Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…Cleland, John
(Encyclopedia) Cleland, John, 1709–87, English novelist. His Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1750), commonly known as Fanny Hill, was an immediate popular success; the novel's notoriety led to a…Cole, Nat “King”
(Encyclopedia) Cole, Nat “King,” 1919–65, American musician and composer, b. Montgomery, Ala., as Nathaniel Adams Coles. A jazz pianist, he played Los Angeles nightclubs and in 1938 formed the King…Lord Jeffrey Archer, 2001 News
novelist and British politician, was found guilty of perjury and perverting justice by a London court in July. The charges against him stemmed from a 1987 libel suit he won against the Daily…Queen Elizabeth II: Reign and Life
Top of Page Source: iStockHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st, 1926, and died on September 8th, 2022, aged 96. This marks the end of the longest-reigning British monarch and the…Marsden, Gerry
(Encyclopedia) Marsden, Gerry, 1942-2021, British pop singer and bandleader, b. Liverpool, England. Marsden was the leader of ‘60s British Invasion…John, Augustus Edwin
(Encyclopedia) John, Augustus Edwin, 1879–1961, British painter and etcher, b. Wales. John studied at the Slade School, London. A leading portrait painter, he had many important sitters, among them…Hall, Jeffrey Connor
(Encyclopedia) Hall, Jeffrey Connor, 1945–, American geneticist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, 1971. Hall was a professor at Brandeis Univ. from 1974 to 2008; he also taught…Trending
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