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Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton

(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton, 1858–1927, British explorer and colonial official. His early interest in the natural sciences was combined with his concern for the political problems of…

M. Stephen Heilman

Born: 1933Birthplace: Tarentum, Pa. Implantable defibrillator—Heilman, Langer, Mower, and Mirowski: This team of doctors developed the implantable defibrillator, an internal electronic device that…

Alois Langer

Born: 1945Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Implantable defibrillator—Heilman, Langer, Mower, and Mirowski: This team of doctors developed the implantable defibrillator, an internal electronic device…

Michel Mirowski

Born: 1924Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland Implantable defibrillator—Heilman, Langer, Mower, and Mirowski: This team of doctors developed the implantable defibrillator, an internal electronic device that…

Harry Potter Haiku

More from the Harry Potter Poetry Archive Wizardry poetry from our readers! Read Harry Potter Haiku from our readers!   Other Fun Harry Poems from Our Readers…

Basie, Count

(Encyclopedia) Basie, Count (William Basie)Basie, Countbāˈsē [key], 1904–84, American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer, b. Red Bank, N.J. After working in dance halls and vaudeville in New York…

Diana, princess of Wales

(Encyclopedia) Diana, princess of Wales, 1961–97, wife of Charles, prince of Wales, heir to the British throne. The daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer, Lady Diana Frances Spencer was a kindergarten…

John Matthew MOORE, Congress, TX (1862-1940)

MOORE, John Matthew, a Representative from Texas; born on a farm near Richmond, Fort Bend County, Tex., November 18, 1862; attended the common schools and the Agricultural and Mechanical…

Lloyd Nolan

actor Born: 8/11/1902Birthplace: San Francisco, California Lloyd Nolan was most famous for his role as the curmudgeonly Doctor Morton Chegley in the Diahann Carroll situation comedy Julia (1968–71…