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Schawlow, Arthur Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Schawlow, Arthur LeonardSchawlow, Arthur Leonardshôˈlō [key], 1921–99, American physicist, b. Mount Vernon, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Toronto (Ph.D. 1949). Although his research focused on…

Sheldon Leonard 1997 Deaths

Sheldon Leonard actor, producer Leonard began his career in Hollywood in the 1940s, appearing as sinister figures in several films, including The Thin Man, A Pocketful of Miracles and It's…

Leonard Baskin 2000 Deaths

Leonard BaskinAge: 77 figurative sculptor and graphic artist known for his work that conveyed a sense of urgency and drama. Mortality was a common theme in his art, and he created a bas…

Mahlon Leonard Fisher: Afterwards

AfterwardsMahlon Leonard FisherThere was a day when death to me meant tears, And tearful takings-leave that had to be, And awed embarkings on an unshored sea, And sudden disarrangement of…

William Ellery Leonard: Compensation

CompensationWilliam Ellery LeonardI know the sorrows of the last abyss: I walked the cold black pools without a star; I lay on rock of unseen flint and spar; I heard the execrable serpent…

Leonard Hilton 2000 Deaths

Leonard HiltonAge: 52 anchored the University of Houston relay team that set a world record in the indoor distance medley relay in 1970; qualified in the 5,000-meter run at the 1972 Olympics…

Leonard Woodcock 2001 Deaths

Leonard WoodcockAge: 89 president of the United Auto Workers who led a 67-day strike against auto giant General Motors in 1970, which resulted in higher wages and pensions. As President…