Yuan T. LeechemistBorn: 11/29/1936Birthplace: Hsinchu, Taiwan Yuan T. Lee was one of three who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Although Lee's childhood in Taiwan was interrupted by…
Wen Ho LeeengineerBorn: 1939Birthplace: Nantou, Taiwan Wen Ho Lee got his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cheng Kung University. In 1965 he came to the U.S. for graduate studies at Texas…
Chang-Rae Lee novelistBorn: July 29, 1965 Birthplace: Seoul, Korea A second-generation Korean American, Lee immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 3 years old. He was…
ConventionAgnes LeeThe snow is lying very deep.
My house is sheltered from the blast.
I hear each muffled step outside,
I hear each voice go past.But I'll not venture in the drift
Out of this…
Bates, Katharine Lee[1859-1929](1)Born at Falmouth, Mass., Aug. 12, 1859. Was educated at Wellesley College, from which she received the degree of A.B., in 1880 and that of A.M. in 1891. She…
Lee de Forest Born: 1873Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa Audion amplifier—De Forest inserted a third electrode between the cathode and anode to make his audion tube. Radio signals are picked…
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Masters, Edgar Lee[1869-1950](2)Born Garnett, Kan., Aug. 23, 1869. Educated at Knox College, Ill. He studied law in his father's office and was admitted to the bar in 1891. Married Helen M.…
PeaceAgnes LeeSuddenly bells and flags!
Suddenly — door to door —
Tidings! Can we believe,
We, who were used to war?Yet we have dreamed her face,
Knowing her light must be,
Knowing that she…
Lee RemickactressBorn: 12/14/1935Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts A versatile actress, Remick played a variety of roles ranging from drum majorette to addicted alcoholic. In the 1950s she began…
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