(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Mark, 1802–87, American educator, b. Stockbridge, Mass., grad. Williams, 1824, and Berkshire Medical School, 1829. After a few months of medical practice he returned (1830) to…
The Question: I was just wondering if anyone knows this famous quote or where I can find it: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." I believe…
inventorBorn: 1913Died: 1997 Goddard and Lynottâs invention of magnetic disk storage while with IBM was a major advancement in mass-storage technology, allowing…
inventorBorn: 20 July 1916Best Known as: inventor of disposable medical devices William Murphy Jr., M.D., invented disposable medical devices, including, procedure…
human sexuality expertBorn: 12/27/1915Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio human sexuality expert who, with his second wife and co-researcher, Virginia Johnson, studied sexual behavior and demystified the…
American musician and conductorBorn: September 26, 1899 Birthplace: Anniston, Ala. William Levi Dawson attended the Tuskegee Institute at age 13, and after graduating in 1921, went on to receive a…
U.S. government official; civil rights advocate Born: November 17, 1904Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Hastie received a BA from Amherst, where he finished first in his class, and then received a…
publisher, philanthropistBorn: 1829Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Having begun his career when he opened a Philadelphia bookstore in 1847, he soon expanded into publishing. He is most known for having…
