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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…Kite, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Kite, Tom (Thomas O. Kite, Jr.), 1949–, American golfer, b. Austin, Tex. The 1973 Professional Golfers Association Rookie of the Year, he was also the 1989 Player of the Year. He won…Enrico Fermi Award
The $100,000 award is given in recognition of scientific and technical achievement in atomic energy. Awarded by the president, it is the U.S. government's oldest science and technology award…Thomas Coleman du PONT, Congress, DE (1863-1930)
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1922; 1925-1928 Party: Republican; Republican du PONT Thomas Coleman , a Senator from Delaware; born in Louisville, Ky., December 11, 1863; attended the public…Abraham Alexander RIBICOFF, Congress, CT (1910-1998)
Senate Years of Service: 1963-1981 Party: Democrat RIBICOFF Abraham Alexander , a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., April 9, 1910; attended…Daylight
Director:Rob CohenWriter:Leslie BohemDirector of Photography: David EggbyEditor: Peter AmundsonMusic: Randy EdelmanProduction Designer:Benjamin FernandezProducers: John David, Joseph M.…George Wesley ATKINSON, Congress, WV (1845-1925)
ATKINSON George Wesley , a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), June 29, 1845; attended the public schools of Charleston and was…George Washington Bridge
(Encyclopedia) George Washington Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge across the Hudson River, between Manhattan borough of New York City and Fort Lee, N.J.; constructed 1927–31. It is one of the…Boston University
(Encyclopedia) Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. Among its notable…Freedmen's Bureau
(Encyclopedia) Freedmen's Bureau, in U.S. history, a federal agency, formed to aid and protect the newly freed blacks in the South after the Civil War. Established by an act of Mar. 3, 1865, under…Trending
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