LYLE, Aaron, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pa., November 17, 1759; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; served in the…
Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1797Party: Anti-Administration; RepublicanBURR, Aaron, (cousin of Theodore Dwight), a Senator from New York and a Vice President of the United States;…
SHAW, Aaron, a Representative from Illinois; born near Goshen, Orange County, N.Y., December 19, 1811; attended Montgomery Academy, New York; studied law in Goshen, N.Y.; was admitted to the…
Born: Sept. 11, 1913Football coached at 4 colleges over 38 years; directed Alabama to 6 national titles (1961,64-65, 1973, 78-79); retired in 1982 as the winningest coach of all time (323-85-17…
lawyer, founder of Rotary InternationalBorn: 1868Birthplace: Racine, Wis. Having grown up in Vermont and studied law in Iowa, he set up a practice in Chicago, where he founded an informal…
scientist, activistBorn: 2/28/1901Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Although he earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (1925), Linus Pauling's willingness and ability to cross disciplinary boundaries…
Born: 1919 Birthplace: Lowes, Ky. Polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE)—While working for the Phillips Petroleum Company, Banks and Hogan developed two of the world's most commonly…
inventorBorn: 1926 Baran developed one of the fundamental concepts behind todayâs advanced computer networking systems. Digital packet switching allowed for better…
politicianDied: Sept. 5, 2007 (Arlington, Virginia) Best Known as: Republican senator and representative An Ohio Republican in the House of Representatives, who…
inventorBorn: 1929Died: March 27, 2007 Lauterbur made the widespread application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology possible by devising a practical way to…
