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- 2981: Nikola Tesla
- ... holds over 700 patents. Tesla died privately and peacefully at 87 on January 7, 1943 New York hotel room from no apparent cause in particular. Hundreds filed into New York City's Cathedral of St.John for his funeral services, and a flood of messages acknowledged the loss of a great genius. Three Nobel Prize winners in physics (Millikan, Compton, and W.H. Barton) addressed their tributes. One of the outstanding ...
- 2982: Positivism
- ... disciples refused, however, to accept this religious development of his philosophy, because it seemed to contradict the original positivist philosophy. Many of Comte's doctrines were later adapted and developed by the British social philosophers John Stuart Mill and Herbert Spencer and by the Austrian philosopher and physicist Ernst Mach.(www.encyclopedia.com) During the early 20th century a group of philosophers who were concerned with developments in modern science rejected ...
- 2983: Program Of Excellence
- ... Centre of Excellence (WCOE) .The Centre evolved around International Hockey and Canadian hockey as a whole. The WCOE is presently one of five Centres of Excellence located across Canada. The four other Centres in Saint John, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver are Canadian Hockey's links to the grassroots levels of hockey. The WCOE acts as a resource facility for coaches and players at all levels of hockey to come in and ...
- 2984: Mohandas Gandhi
- ... because he was an Indian. In his lonely hours he studied philosophy. In his reading he discovered the principle of nonviolence as enunciated in Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience," and he was persuaded by John Ruskin's plea to give up industrialism for farm life and traditional handicrafts--ideals similar to many Hindu religious ideas. In 1891 Gandhi returned to India. Unsuccessful in Bombay, he went to South Africa in ...
- 2985: Leonard Bernstein
- ... he could be. When Mrs. Bernstein became seriously ill, though, they were reconciled. Bernstein has received such awards as the Albert Einstein Commemorative Award in the Arts from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; the John H. Finley Medal for service to New York City; the Golden European trophy, an annual award given to an outstanding figure in popular music; the Datsun Award for outstanding service to American music; the Institute ...
- 2986: Psalm 23
- ... not wanted, but that he is not in want. The New Testament calls Jesus the good shepherd. There Jesus says, "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep" (John 10:11). Next the psalmist says, "He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters" (Psalms 23:2). This beautiful verse expresses the contentment and security the sheep are enjoying ...
- 2987: Public Image Essay
- ... they are all special and can do anything that they put their minds to. This was especially shown in the movie, Care Bears Movie II: a New Generation: At sleep-away camp twins Dawn and John always came in last place in all the sports; which made them victims to all of the other camper's criticism. They felt like they were useless because they couldn't run the fastest or ...
- 2988: Civil War Timeline
- ... Lee attacks McClellan near Richmond, resulting in very heavy losses for both armies. McClellan then begins a withdrawal back toward Washington. Second Battle of Bull Run Aug 29/30, 1862 - 75,000 Federals under Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under Gen. Stonewall Jackson and Gen. James Longstreet at the second battle of Bull Run in northern Virginia. Once again the Union Army retreats to Washington. The president ...
- 2989: Shirley Temple: Black Hollywood's Youngest Star
- ... these kinds of movies and she became less popular. Shirley liked to be competitive in everything. She decided to be the first person in her class to become engaged. On September 19, 1945 Shirley married John Black and 12,000 people waited outside the church to see her. When Shirley stopped making movies, she got busy with politics. President Nixon chose Shirley to become the U.S. Representative of the United ...
- 2990: Lucas: King of Film
- ... major motion picture was American Graffiti, with this film Coppola had given Lucas the chance to make a foothold in the film industry, and he certainly did. Also, Lucas is supported by friends Steven Spielberg, John Milius, Martin Scorcese, and Ivan Reitman (Moritz 260). The group often collaborate on projects and get advice from each other on filmmaking (Moritz 258). Steven Spielberg is quoted in Champlin's book saying: Lucasfilm touches ...
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