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Men's Players of the YearHermann TrophyAli Curtis, Duke, FMAC Award/NSCAASasha Victorine, UCLA, MFSoccer AmericaAleksey Korol, Indiana, FWomen's Player of the YearHermann TrophyMandy Clemens…Herbert W. Boyer
Herbert W. Boyer Born: 1936 Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Recombinant DNA technology—Biochemists Boyer and Cohen combined…Ivanov
By:Anton ChekhovAdapted by:David HareDirector:Gerald GutierrezSets:John Lee BeattyCostumes:Catherine ZuberLighting:James F. IngallsSound:Aural FixationsOpened:11/97 at the Vivian Beaumont…Ellington, Duke
(Encyclopedia) Ellington, Duke (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899–1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance as a jazz pianist in…Thomson, James , 1700–1748, Scottish poet
(Encyclopedia) Thomson, James, 1700–1748, Scottish poet. Educated at Edinburgh, he went to London, took a post as tutor, and became acquainted with such literary celebrities as Gay, Arbuthnot, and…Wallace, David Foster
(Encyclopedia) Wallace, David Foster, 1962–2008, American writer, b. Ithaca, N.Y., grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1985), Univ. of Arizona (M.F.A., 1987). He published his comic first novel, The Broom…The 2001 Class of Inductees
Robert L. Banks, 1921–1989, and John Paul Hogan, 1919– , POLYPROPYLENE AND HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE). While working for the Phillips Petroleum Company, Banks and Hogan developed two…Ivan DeBlois Combe 2000 Deaths
Ivan DeBlois CombeAge: 88 entrepreneur who created Clearasil, the acne cream, and developed the Odor-Eaters line of foot-care products. His marketing successes include Grecian Formula and…Frank B. Colton
Frank B. ColtonBorn: 1923Birthplace: Poland Oral contraceptives—Colton has made many important contributions to medicinal organic chemistry, and particularly to steroid chemistry. His most…Ellis Clary 2000 Deaths
Ellis ClaryAge: 85 longtime baseball scout for the Twins from 1962-84, then the White Sox and Blue Jays; played with Washington and St. Louis; won an A.L. pennant as a reserve infielder with…Trending
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