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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of turbines turbine, rotary engine that uses a continuous stream of fluid (gas or liquid) to turn a shaft that can drive machinery. A water, or hydraulic, turbine is used…Lew Wasserman 2002 Deaths
Lew WassermanAge: 89 legendary Hollywood mogul who served as chairman and CEO of MCA for four decades after World War II and permanently changed the landscape of the entertainment industry.…Philip Morrison 2005 Deaths
Philip MorrisonAge: 89 physicist who, as a member of the Manhattan Project, helped to assemble the first atom bomb—which was tested in July 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico—and the uranium…Bobby Riggs
Bobby RiggsBorn: Feb. 25, 1918Tennis won Wimbledon once (1939) and U.S. title twice (1939,41); legendary hustler who made his biggest score in 1973 as 55-year-old male chauvinist challenging…Cal Ripken Jr.
Cal Ripken Jr.Born: Aug. 24, 1960Baseball SS broke Lou Gehrig's major league Iron Man record of 2,130 consecutive games played on Sept. 6, 1995; record streak began on May 30, 1982 and ended…Michael Moriarty
Michael MoriartyactorBorn: 4/5/1941Birthplace: Detroit This actor of screen, stage, and television first won critical praise for his role in the film Bang the Drum Slowly (1973). Soon he won a Tony…Bill Conti Biography
Bill ConticomposerBorn: 4/13/1942Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island An incredibly prolific composer, he first earned critical acclaim for scoring Vittorio de Sica's Oscar-winning The Garden of the…Michael Moriarty Biography
Michael MoriartyactorBorn: 4/5/1941Birthplace: Detroit This actor of screen, stage, and television first won critical praise for his role in the film Bang the Drum Slowly (1973). Soon he won a Tony…Jane Pauley
Jane Pauley(Margaret Jane Pauley)TV journalistBorn: 10/31/1950Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Most recently Pauley has served as co-anchor of Dateline NBC, anchor of Time and Again on MSNBC Cable,…Jane Pauley Biography
Jane Pauley(Margaret Jane Pauley)TV journalistBorn: 10/31/1950Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Most recently Pauley has served as co-anchor of Dateline NBC, anchor of Time and Again on MSNBC Cable,…Trending
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