Harold E. Edgerton Born: 1903Birthplace: Fremont, Neb. Stroboscope—Edgerton's research in the fields of stroboscopy and ultra-high speed photography led to the modern electronic speed flash. He was…
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Party: Populist PEFFER William Alfred , a Senator from Kansas; born in Cumberland County, Pa., September 10, 1831;
attended the public schools and commenced…
(Encyclopedia) Moley, Raymond CharlesMoley, Raymond Charlesmōˈlē [key], 1886–1975, American political economist, b. Berea, Ohio, grad. Baldwin-Wallace College, 1906, Ph.D. Columbia, 1918. He taught…
(Encyclopedia) Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan Forster), 1879–1970, English author, one of the most important British novelists of the 20th cent. After graduating from Cambridge, Forster lived in Italy…
(Encyclopedia) AsserAsserăsˈər [key], d. 909, Welsh clergyman, monk of St. David's Abbey, Pembrokeshire. He went c.884 to the court of King Alfred, helped Alfred learn Latin, and later was made a…
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (afterwards Mrs. Maclean), a poetess of the “Lara” and “Corsair” school (1802-1839). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LL.DL A B C D E F G…
WESTLAND Alfred John (Jack) , a Representative from Washington; born in Everett, Snohomish County,
Wash., December 14, 1904; attended the local schools and was graduated from the
University of…
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