(Encyclopedia) Bloom, Harold, 1930–2019, American literary critic and scholar, b. The Bronx, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale (1955). The son of Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was Sterling Professor of…
Maurice Hilleman pioneered the development of many vaccines Related Links The 2006 Class of InducteesThe National Inventors Hall of FameA Guide to Inventions and Discoveries…
(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…
Ruth DykAge: 99 activist who for decades championed women's rights. In her long career, Dyk worked as a psychiatric social worker with delinquent girls, wrote books on psychology, and studied…
Julius EpsteinAge: 91 prolific screenwriter who earned four Academy Award nominations for his witty, often cynical scripts. With his twin brother, Philip, and Howard Koch, Epstein won an…
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Born: 1918Birthplace: New York City
6-MercaptopurineâElion synthesized the leukemia-fighting drug 6-mercaptopurine. Her other developments were drugs used to block organ…
Graham J. DurantBorn: 1934Birthplace: Newport, England Antiulcer compounds and compositions—Durant, Emmett and Ganellin discovered the drug cimetidine (trade name Tagamet) which inhibits the…
C. Robin Ganellin Born: 1934Birthplace: London, England Antiulcer compounds and compositions—Durant, Emmett and Ganellin discovered the drug cimetidine (trade name Tagamet) which inhibits the…
Douglas EngelbartBorn: 1925Birthplace: near Portland, Oregon X-Y position indicator for a display system: the mouse—Douglas Engelbart envisioned a computer that would work in the modern…
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