V. S. PritchettAge: 96 versatile British writer, famous for more than six decades for works in fiction, nonfiction, biography, and literary criticism. Died: March 20, 1997.Eleanor Prescott…
by T. S. Eliot III The winter evening settles down
With smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
Of…
John S. ServiceAge: 89 State Department employee who was the first of the “old China hands” to be purged during the McCarthy era. He and others were accused of having roles in an alleged pro-…
Barry S. Brookeducator, musicologist A pioneer in the field of musicology, Brook helped establish doctoral programs in music at the City University of New York, the Juilliard School and Paris…
Narinder S. KapanyphysicistBorn: ?Birthplace: India The “father of fiber optics,” Narinder Kapany grew up in Dehradun in northern India, where a teacher informed him that light only traveled…
(Encyclopedia) Naipaul, V. S. (Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul)Naipaul, V. S.nīpôlˈ [key], 1932–2018, English writer, b. Chaguanas, Trinidad; grad. University College, Oxford, 1953. Naipul, whose…
William S. Burroughs writer The controversial Beat Generation writer will be best remembered for his hip, yet slightly insane novel, Naked Lunch. In a book review, the New York Times said…
O. S. “Ozzie” Williamsaeronautical engineerBorn: 1921 After earning a B.S. and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering, O. S. “Ozzie” Williams became the first African American hired by Republic…
