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Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

The following table lists every winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, from 1901 through 2016. For years not listed, no award was made. 1901Emil A. von Behring (Germany), for…

1970 Academy Awards

The 1970 Academy Awards were presented April 15, 1971 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAirport, Ross Hunter, producer (Universal)Five Easy Pieces, Bob Rafelson and…

2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…

1997 Medal of Technology Recipients

Norman R. Augustine, Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp. in Bethesda, Md., for visionary leadership in maintaining the United States' preeminence in the aerospace industry, and for…

MacIver, Robert Morrison

(Encyclopedia) MacIver, Robert MorrisonMacIver, Robert Morrisonməkēˈvər, –kīˈvər [key], 1882–1970, Scottish-American sociologist, b. Scotland, grad. Univ. of Edinburgh and Oxford. He began teaching…

Fico, Róbert

(Encyclopedia) Fico, RóbertFico, Róbertfēˈtsō [key], 1964–, Slovak political leader. A member of the Communist party (1987–90), its successor, the Party of the Democratic Left (1990–99), and then the…

Feke, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Feke, RobertFeke, Robertfēk [key], c.1705–c.1750, early American portrait painter, b. Oyster Bay, N.Y. He practiced in Newport, R.I., New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. He…

Bridges, Robert Seymour

(Encyclopedia) Bridges, Robert Seymour, 1844–1930, English poet. In 1882 he abandoned medical practice to devote himself to writing. An excellent metrist, he wrote many beautiful lyrics and longer…

Schomburgk, Sir Robert Hermann

(Encyclopedia) Schomburgk, Sir Robert HermannSchomburgk, Sir Robert Hermannshŏmˈbərk [key], 1804–65, English traveler and explorer, b. Germany. Under the direction of the Royal Geographical Society…