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1 day ago · Robert Strange McNamara ( / ˈmæknəmærə /; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He remains the longest-serving secretary of defense, having remained in office ...
1 day ago · Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) [1] was a British chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite. [2] Although her works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime ...
1 day ago · Harvard University ; Columbia University; Prior public experience. U.S. Senate (1897–1905) Chair of the Senate Immigration Committee (1897–1899) Chair of the Senate Public Buildings Committee (1899–1905) Higher education. Ohio Wesleyan University (BA, MA) Charles Fairbanks of IN (1852–1918) Opponent(s) Alton Parker Gene Debs
1 day ago · Maximilian Karl Emil Weber ( / ˈveɪbər /; German: [maks ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally. His ideas continue to influence social theory and research .
1 day ago · The rapid expansion of education past age 14 set the U.S. apart from Europe for much of the 20th century. [82] From 1910 to 1940, high schools grew in number and size, reaching out to a broader clientele. In 1910, for example, 9% of Americans had a high school diploma; in 1935, the rate was 40%. [190]
2 hours ago · Frank Damrosch, founder of the Institute of Musical Art, commonly referred to as the "Damrosch School" . In 1905, the Institute of Musical Art (IMA), Juilliard's predecessor institution, was founded by Frank Damrosch, a German-American conductor and godson of Franz Liszt, on the premise that the United States did not have a premier music school and too many students were going to Europe to ...
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1 day ago · Ray Ozzie, B.S. 1979 – creator of Lotus Notes cofounder of Lotus, co-president of Microsoft. Anna Patterson, Ph.D. 1988 – Vice President of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence at Google and co-founder of Cuil. Emily S. Patterson, M.S., 1996, Ph.D., 1999 – Professor at Ohio State University College of Medicine.
