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The National Inventors Hall of Fame
The Inventors Hall of Fame, located in Akron, Ohio, was established in 1973 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations, now the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,…The 100 Best English-Language Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century
The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House, published its selections in April 1999.The Education of Henry Adams, Henry Adams (1906)The Varieties of Religious Experience,…Merton, Robert King
(Encyclopedia) Merton, Robert King, 1910–2003, American sociologist, b. Philadelphia as Meyer Schkolnick, grad. Temple Univ. (A.B., 1931) and Harvard (M.A., 1932; Ph.D., 1936). From 1941 on he was a…Lemaître, Frédérick
(Encyclopedia) Lemaître, FrédérickLemaître, Frédérickfrādārēkˈ ləmĕtˈrə [key], 1800–1876, French actor, originally named Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître. First known in pantomimes and melodramas, he…Flaherty, Robert Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Flaherty, Robert JosephFlaherty, Robert Josephflăˈərtē [key], 1884–1951, American explorer and film producer. He was born in Michigan and grew up in Canada. He explored (1910–16)…Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess ofCrewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess ofkr&oomacr;ˌmĭlzˈ [key], 1858–1945, British statesman. He…Cambert, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Cambert, RobertCambert, Robertrōbĕrˈ käNbĕrˈ [key], c.1628–1677, French composer; pupil of Chambonnières. His Pastorale d'Issy (1659) and other works are among the first real French…Cech, Thomas Robert
(Encyclopedia) Cech, Thomas RobertCech, Thomas Robertchĕk [key], 1947–, American microbiologist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of California, Berkeley. A professor at the Univ. of Colorado, he discovered…Judson Dance Theater
(Encyclopedia) Judson Dance Theater, a loose collective of dancers, musicians, and visual artists that produced an influential series of avant-garde performance pieces at Judson Memorial Church in…Campin, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Campin, RobertCampin, Robertkämˈpĭn [key], 1378–1444, Flemish painter who with the van Eycks ranks as a founder of the Netherlandish school. He has been identified as the Master of…Trending
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