Search

Search results

Displaying 161 - 170

John Presper Eckert, Jr.

John Presper Eckert, Jr. Born: 1919Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. ENIAC data translating device—Engineers Eckert and Mauchly invented ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), the first…

Alvin Ailey, Jr. Biography

Alvin Ailey, Jr.modern dancer, choreographerBorn: 1/5/1931Birthplace: Rogers, Texas Modern dancer and choreographer known for his theatrical, energetic dances that combine modern, jazz and…

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia) Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

(Encyclopedia) Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828–95, American sculptor, b. Wellstown (now Wells), N.Y. In 1848 he went to St. Louis, where he studied drawing and worked at funerary sculpture. With the aid of…

Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.rōdēˈnō [key], 1909–2005, U.S. congressman, b. Newark, N.J., as Pellegrino Rodino, Jr.; grad. New Jersey Law School, 1937. Awarded…

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, officially the Lucius J. Kellam, Jr. Bridge-Tunnel, 17.6 mi (28.2 km) long, across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, E Va., connecting Cape Charles with…

Wild America

Director: William DearWriter: David Michael WiegerDirector of Photography:David BurrEditor:O. Nicholas BrownMusic:Joel McNeelyProduction Designer:Steven JordanProducers:James G. Robinson,…

Tolbert, William Richard, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Tolbert, William Richard, Jr.Tolbert, William Richard, Jr.tŏlˈbərt [key], 1913–80, president of Liberia (1971–80). In government since 1935, he was vice president (1951–71), succeeding…

Jackson, Jesse Louis

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Jesse Louis, 1941–, African-American political leader, clergyman, and civil-rights activist, b. Greenville, S.C. Raised in poverty, he attended the Chicago Theological…