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1 day ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ ɜːr n ɪ s t ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.
1 day ago · George Raymond Martin (he adopted the confirmation name Richard at 13 years old) [2] was born on September 20, 1948, [14] in Bayonne, New Jersey, [15] the son of longshoreman Raymond Collins Martin and Margaret Brady Martin. His mother's family had once been wealthy, owning a successful construction business, but lost it all in the Great ...
2 hours ago · Books. Gates has authored four books: The Road Ahead, co-authored with Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold and journalist Peter Rinearson, was published in November 1995. It summarized the implications of the personal computing revolution and described a future profoundly changed by the arrival of a global information superhighway.
2 hours ago · Stimulating a nerve under the tongue can tackle snoring and sleep apnoea, reports the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Fifteen snorers who had an electrical device implanted in their chest ...
1 day ago · William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio, to William Henry "Will" Gable (1870–1948), an oil-well driller, [4] [5] and his wife Adeline ( née Hershelman). His father was a Protestant and his mother a Catholic. Gable was named Bill after his father, but he was almost always called Clark, and referred to as "the kid" by ...
2 hours ago · PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 2023A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | ZDan AbitzPresident/Chair, GBADan Abitz ...
1 day ago · Researchers used an analytical technique known as spectroscopy to decipher the unusual structure of a molecule from a microscopic species known as Streptomyces. Initial testing of the compound,which they named anthracimycin,revealed its potency as a killer of anthrax,the infectious disease often feared as a biological weapon,as well as MRSA.