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Edith Flanigen

Born: 1929 Molecular Sieves. A pioneer in silicate and molecular sieve chemistry, Flanigen invented or co-invented over 200 synthetic materials. Her work with zeolite Y made oil refining more…

Edith Wharton

novelistBorn: 1/24/1862Birthplace: New York City Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose work gives an intelligent, ironic picture of post-Civil War society life. Wharton's books include The House…

Theodore Roosevelt

Born: Oct. 27, 185826th President of the U.S. physical fitness buff who boxed as undergraduate at Harvard; credited with presidential assist in forming of Intercollegiate Athletic Assn. (now NCAA)…

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake

(Encyclopedia) Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake: see under Grand Coulee Dam.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

(Encyclopedia) Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 70,447 acres (28,531 hectares), W N.Dak., in the Badlands and on the Little Missouri River; est. 1947. There are three units—the North Unit, the…

Theodore Roosevelt KUPFERMAN, Congress, NY (1920-2003)

KUPFERMAN, Theodore Roosevelt, a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 12, 1920; graduated from De Witt Clinton High School, New York City; B.S. from City College, New York;…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

(Encyclopedia) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

(Encyclopedia) Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).