(Encyclopedia) Croker, John WilsonCroker, John Wilsonkrōˈkər [key], 1780–1857, British Tory politician and author, b. Ireland. He was a member of Parliament from 1807 to 1832 and secretary of the…
HASTERT, John Dennis, a Representative from Illinois; born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., January 2, 1942; B.A., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., 1964; M.S., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb…
(Encyclopedia) Mount Wilson Observatory, astronomical observatory located in California on Mt. Wilson, near Pasadena. Mt. Wilson Observatory was founded in 1904 by George E. Hale. Its equipment…
DENNIS, Littleton Purnell, (nephew of John Dennis [1771-1806] and cousin of John Dennis [1807-1859]), a Representative from Maryland; born at âBeverly,â Worcester County, Md., July 21,…
ROSS, Dennis, a Representative from Florida; born in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, on October 18, 1959; B.S., Auburn University, Alabama; J.D., Samford University, Birmingham, Ala.; lawyer,…
SMELT, Dennis, a Representative from Georgia; born near Savannah, Ga., about 1750; received a limited schooling; participated in the Revolutionary War; elected as a Republican to the Ninth…
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert Woodrow, 1936–, American radio astronomer, b. Houston, Tex., Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1962. In 1964 he and co-researcher Arno Penzias began monitoring…
REHBERG, Dennis, a Representative from Montana; born in Billings, Yellow Stone County, Mont., October 5, 1955; graduated from West High School, Billings, Mont.; B.A., Washington State University…
REHBERG, Denny, a Representative from Montana; born in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., October 5, 1955; graduated from West High School, Billings, Mont.; attended Montana State University…
