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Scott, Robert Falcon

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868–1912, British naval officer and antarctic explorer. He commanded two noted expeditions to Antarctica. The first expedition (1901–4), in the Discovery,…

Agnes Scott College

(Encyclopedia) Agnes Scott College, at Decatur, Ga.; Presbyterian, U.S.; for women; founded 1889 as the Decatur Female Seminary, chartered 1906 as Agnes Scott College.

Ridley Scott

director, producerBorn: 11/30/1937Birthplace: South Shields, England Scott began directing programs for the BBC in the 1960s and formed a production company that turned out a number of award-…

Walker, Kara Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Kara Elizabeth,1969–, American artist, b. Stockton, Calif., grad. Atlanta College of Art (B.F.A., 1981), Rhode Island School of Design (M.F.A., 1994). Walker is best known for…

Moon walkers

The Question: How many people have walked on the Moon? The Answer: Twelve astronauts have walked on the Moon, the last in 1972. Here…

Walker, Sir John Ernest

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Sir John Ernest, 1941–, English biochemist, Ph.D. Oxford, 1969. He has been a researcher at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge since 1974…

Bobby Scott

U.S. CongressmanBorn: April 30, 1947Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott was elected to the House of Representatives in 1992, representing the 3rd district of Virginia. He was the…

Walker, Madam C. J.

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be America's first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was…

Scott, Duncan Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862–1947, Canadian poet, b. Ottawa. He was a civil servant in the Dept. of Indian Affairs from 1879 to 1932, becoming its head in 1913. Scott began publication…

Dr. Mary Walker

The Question: Can you give me information about the only woman ever to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor? The Answer: The only woman to receive a Medal…