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Cabinet Members Under Eisenhower

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, 1953Christian A. Herter, 1959Secretary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey, 1953Robert B. Anderson, 1957Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson, 1953Neil…

Guy Despard GOFF, Congress, WV (1866-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1925-1931 Party: Republican GOFF Guy Despard , a Senator from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., September 13, 1866; attended the common schools and…

Ernest H. Volwiler

Ernest H. Volwiler Born: 1893 Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio Thio-barbituric acid derivatives—Volwiler and Tabern came up…

Lloyd H. Conover

Lloyd H. Conover Born: 1923Birthplace: Orange, N.J. Tetracycline—Conover's invention of tetracycline in 1952 was the first creation of an antibiotic made by chemically modifying a naturally-…

Joseph H. Burckhalter

Joseph H. BurckhalterBorn: 1912Birthplace: Columbia, S.C. Dyes for diagnosing infectious diseases—Burckhalter and Seiwald synthesized fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), an antibody labeling…

George TURNER, Congress, WA (1850-1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1897-1901; 1901-1903 Party: Silver Republican; Democrat TURNER George , a Senator from Washington; born in Edina, Knox County, Mo., February 25, 1850; attended the common…

Walter H. Brattain

Walter H. Brattain Born: 1902 Birthplace: Amoy, China Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel…

Lewis, John Llewellyn

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880–1969, American labor leader, b. Lucas co., Iowa; son of a Welsh immigrant coal miner. He became a miner and after 1906 rose through the union ranks to…