Charles Stark Draper Born: 1901Birthplace: Windsor, Mo. Gyroscopic apparatus—Draper developed a spinning gyroscope, stabilizing U.S. Navy antiaircraft gun-sights which led to an inertial…
(Encyclopedia) Shula, Don (Donald Francis Shula)Shula, Donsh&oomacr;ˈlə [key], 1930–2020, American football coach, b. Grand River, Ohio. A player at John Carroll Univ. and from 1951 to 1957 with…
(Encyclopedia) DeLillo, DonDeLillo, Dondəlĭlˈō [key], 1936–, American novelist, b. New York City, grad. Fordham (1958). DeLillo is an accomplished prose stylist with a dark vision and mordant wit. In…
(Encyclopedia) Senanayake, Don StephenSenanayake, Don Stephensĕnənäˈyəkə [key], 1884–1952, prime minister (1947–52) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka). He entered politics in 1922 and became a prominent…
(Encyclopedia) Budge, Don (John Donald Budge), 1915–2000, American tennis player, b. Oakland, Calif. A powerful, consistent player, Budge was the first person to capture the sport's grand slam,…
a tapster. Ale-drapery, the selling of ale, etc. “No other occupation have I but to be an ale-draper.” —H. Chettle: Kind-harts' Dreame , 1592. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…
People QuickFactsDraperUtahPopulation, 2003 estimate 31,0202,351,467Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 23.0%5.3%Population, 2000 25,2202,233,169Population, percent…
Theodore DraperAge: 93 historian whose meticulous research covered a broad range of topics, including American Communism, the Cuban revolution, and Vietnam. He's best known for A Very Thin…
DRAPER Joseph , a Representative from Virginia;
born in Draper Valley, Wythe (now Pulaski) County, Va., December 25, 1794;
attended private schools;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1818…
