(Encyclopedia) Gibbs, Josiah Willard, 1839–1903, American mathematical physicist, b. New Haven, Conn., grad. Yale, 1858. He studied abroad and was professor of mathematical physics at Yale from 1871…
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1871Party: DemocratSAULSBURY, Willard, Sr., (brother of Eli Saulsbury, father of Willard Saulsbury, Jr.), a Senator from Delaware; born in Mispillion Hundred,…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1940Party: RepublicanGIBSON, Ernest Willard, (father of Ernest William Gibson, Jr.), a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Londonderry, Windham…
(Encyclopedia) Whipple, Fred Lawrence, 1906–2004, American astronomer, b. Red Oak, Iowa. After graduating from the Univ. of California, Berkeley (Ph.D. 1931), he accepted a position at Harvard, where…
IVES, Willard, a Representative from New York; born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., July 7, 1806; attended the common schools, also Belleville (N.Y.) Academy, and Lowville (N.Y.) Academy…
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Fred McFeely, 1928–2003, American children's television personality, b. Latrobe, Pa. Rogers began working in television immediately after he graduated (1951) from Rollins…
ROYSE, Lemuel Willard, a Representative from Indiana; born near Pierceton, Kosciusko County, Ind., January 19, 1847; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1874…
HALL, Willard, a Representative from Delaware; born in Westford, Middlesex County, Mass., on December 24, 1780; attended the public schools and Westford Academy; was graduated from Harvard…
WILLARD, George, a Representative from Michigan; born in Bolton, Vt., March 20, 1824; attended school and received instruction from his father; moved with his parents to Battle Creek, Mich.,…
(Encyclopedia) Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, astronomical observatory located 35 mi (56 km) S of Tucson, Ariz., at an altitude of 8,500 ft (2,590 m). It is operated jointly by the Smithsonian…
