(William Somerset Maugham)novelist, playwright, and short story writerBorn: 1/25/1874Birthplace: Paris, France Although he was most well known as an author, W. Somerset Maugham had a varied…
biochemistBorn: 10/25/1925Birthplace: Phoenix, Ariz. Emmett W. Chappelle earned a B.S. degree from the University of California in 1950, and from 1950 to 1953 he served as an instructor of…
(Walter Dumaux Edmonds)writerBorn: 7/15/1903Birthplace: Boonville, New York He won a Newbury Medal for his book The Matchlock Gun (1969) and a National Book Award for Bert Breen's Barn (1975). His…
Born: 1906Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Television receiver—Parker is best known for the “Intercarrier Sound System” used in all television receivers in the world. He also invented the first color…
Born: 1936 Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Recombinant DNA technology—Biochemists Boyer and Cohen combined their expertise in 1973 to create the first genetically engineered organism. They did this by…
Born: 1918Birthplace: Climax, Nebraska Multicoordinated digital information storage device—While working on the Whirlwind, the largest computer project in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Forrester…
(Wynstan Hugh Auden)poet, dramatistBorn: 2/21/1907Birthplace: York, England Considered the poet of the British left for confronting the social problems of pre-WWII Britain, Auden moved to the…
(William Claude Dukenfield)comic actorBorn: 1/29/1880Birthplace: Philadelphia Comic stage, film, and radio actor best known for his raspy voice, bulbous nose, and portrayals of drunk, down-and-out…
Born: Oct. 23, 1869Football coached at 9 colleges from 1892-1927; won 185 games; Director of Athletics at Downtown Athletic Club in NYC (1928-36); DAC named Heisman Trophy after him.Died: Oct. 3,…
Senate Years of Service: 1850-1850Party: DemocratBARNWELL, Robert Woodward, (son of Robert Barnwell), a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C…
