George W. Bush's secretary of DefenseBorn: 7/9/1932Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. The ultimate Washington insider, Rumsfeld became President Bush's secretary of defense in January 2001. He held the…
Born: 1910Birthplace: Woodbury, N.J. Polyurethane—The Hanford and Holmes process is the basis today for the manufacture of all polyurethane. Polyurethane is used as an upholstery material, heat…
Born: 1932 Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS). In response to tragic airline crashes during the 1960s, Bateman invented a device that automatically warned pilots if their aircraft was…
(Encyclopedia) Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st BaronStrathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baronstrăthkōˈnə [key], 1820–1914, Canadian fur trader, financier,…
actorBorn: 12/21/1966Birthplace: London, England Sutherland made his film debut in Max Dugan Returns (1983) courtesy of his father, actor Donald Sutherland. He went on to become a member of the…
(Encyclopedia) Kopacz, Ewa, 1956–, Polish politician. A graduate of the Medical Univ. of Lublin (1981), she worked as a pediatrician and as a health-care administrator. Kopacz was first elected to…
