(Encyclopedia) Sandage, Allan Rex, 1926–2010, American astronomer, b. Iowa City, Iowa, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1953. He was a graduate student under Walter Baade and an assistant to…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1945 Party: Democrat CHANDLER, Albert Benjamin (Happy), (grandfather of A.B. Chandler), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., July…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1945Party: DemocratCHANDLER, Albert Benjamin (Happy), (grandfather of A.B. Chandler), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., July 14,…
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1849Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Herschel Vespasian, a Senator from Georgia; born near Farmerâs Bridge, Burke County, Ga., September 18, 1812; attended private…
Senate Years of Service: 1887-1891Party: DemocratREAGAN, John Henninger, a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., October 8, 1818; attended the…
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(Encyclopedia) Moog, Robert ArthurMoog, Robert Arthurmōg [key], 1934–2005, American electronic engineer, inventor of the Moog synthesizer, b. New York City, grad. Queens College (B.S, 1957), Columbia…
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(Encyclopedia) mahogany, common name for the Meliaceae, a widely distributed family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees, often having scented wood. The valuable hardwood called mahogany is obtained…
