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Whittingham, Michael Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Whittingham, Michael Stanley, 1941–, British-American chemist, Ph.D. Oxford, 1968. Whittingham worked for Exxon Research & Engineering from 1972 to 1984, then joined Schlumberger…

Laurel and Hardy

(Encyclopedia) Laurel and Hardy, American film comedy team. The duo consisted of Stan Laurel, 1890–1965, b. Ulverson, England, whose real name was Arthur Stanley Jefferson; and Oliver Hardy, 1892–…

Levi-Montalcini, Rita

(Encyclopedia) Levi-Montalcini, RitaLevi-Montalcini, Ritalāˈvē-mŏnˌtəlsēˈnē [key], 1909–2012, Italian-American neurologist, b. Turin, Italy, M.D. Univ. of Turin, 1936. A dual citizen of Italy and the…

Goodenough, John Bannister

(Encyclopedia) Goodenough, John Bannister, 1922–2023, American physicist, b. Jena, Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1952. Goodenough was a researcher…

Northrop, John Howard

(Encyclopedia) Northrop, John Howard, 1891–1987, American chemist, b. Yonkers, N.Y., Ph.D. Columbia, 1915. He was a researcher at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller Univ…

Edward, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Edward, Lake, or Edward NyanzaEdward, Lake,nīănˈzə, nē– [key] 830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), in the Great Rift Valley, central Africa, on the Congo-Uganda border. It lies at an altitude of c…

C. Stanley Ogilvy 2000 Deaths

C. Stanley OgilvyAge: 87 mathematics professor at Hamilton College who was known as the "Wise Professor" of sailing; raced Star boats for 30 years winning North American and Australian…

William Stanley Braithwaite: Sic Vita

Sic VitaWilliam Stanley BraithwaiteHeart free, hand free, Blue above, brown under, All the world to me Is a place of wonder. Sun shine, moon shine, Stars, and winds a-blowing, All into…

Stanley County, SD Census Data

South dakota Stanley County, South Dakota People QuickFactsStanley CountySouth DakotaPopulation, 2005 estimate 2,829775,933Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.1%2.8%…