James White (author) - James White (author) James White (April 7 1928 - August 23, 1999) was a prolific Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories and novels. He is probably best-known as the author of the Hospital Station (more properly known as Sector General) series of novels. The first novels were assembled from strung-together short stories, but later Sector General adventures were full-length books. The first Sector General novel was published in 1962, and the last was published posthumously in 1999. His book "The Watch Below" is considered by many afficianados to be his finest work - a claustrophobic book describing the travails of parallel survivors of war (human) and accident (alien). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Sector General books: 2 Other: 3 Links: Sector General books:.
James White - James White This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page. James White (author) (1928-1999), author of science fiction novellas, short stories and novels James White (politician) (1749-1809), Member of United States Congress James White (fighter pilot) (1893-1972), WW1 RNAS fighter ace James White (theologian), Consultant on the NASB committee See also: Jimmy White.
James Baldwin - James Baldwin James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987) was an African-American novelist and essayist, probably best known for his novel Go Tell it on the Mountain. Most of Baldwin's work deals with racial and sexual issues in the United States and most of his work is influenced by his homosexuality. Baldwin's stepfather, David Baldwin, was a factory worker and a store-front preacher; James was the first of nine children. David was a very cruel person at home, which the young James hated. His father opposed the young Baldwin's literary aspirations but he found support from a very nice white teacher as well as the mayor of New York City Fiorello H. LaGuardia. His most important support came from his idol Richard Wright, whom.
James Goldman - James Goldman James Goldman (June 30, 1929 - October 28, 1998) was an American playwright, and screenwriter, and brother of William Goldman. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is most noted as the author of The Lion in Winter and author of the book of Follies. He died in New York, New York of a heart attack. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Broadway 2 Play 3 Screenplay 4 Television 5 Novel Broadway Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole - 1961 A Family Affair - 1962 (book; lyrics were by William Goldman, music by John Kander) The Lion in Winter - 1966, revived 1999 Follies - 1971, revived 2001 (book; lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim Play They Might Be Giants - 1961, London Screenplay The Lion.
James Martineau - James Martineau James Martineau (April 21, 1805 - January 11, 1900) was an English philosopher. He was born at Norwich, the seventh child of Thomas Martineau and Elizabeth Rankin, the sixth, his senior by almost three years, being his sister Harriet. They were descended from Gaston Martineau, a Huguenot surgeon and refugee, who married Marie Pierre in 1693, and settled in Norwich. His son and grandson--respectively the great-grandfather and grandfather of James Martineau--were surgeons in the same city, while his father was a manufacturer and merchant. James was educated at Norwich Grammar School under Edward Valpy, as good a scholar as his better-known brother Richard, but proved too sensitive for state school. He was sent to Bristol to the private academy of Dr Lant Carpenter, under.
E. B. White - E. B. White Elwyn Brooks White (July 12, 1899 - October 1, 1985) was an American essayist, author and noted prose stylist. He is most famous today for writers' style guide The Elements of Style and for three children's books generally considered to be classics of the field. White was born in Mount Vernon, New York and graduated from Cornell University (his nickname "Andy" derives from Cornell cofounder Andrew Dickson White). He spent several years working as a newspaper writer and ad man before returning to New York City in 1924. He published his first article in the newly founded The New Yorker magazine in 1925, then joined the staff in 1927. This made his fame for the next few decades, as he produced a long.
The White Goddess - The White Goddess The author and poet Robert Graves's study of the nature of poetic myth-making, The White Goddess, first published in 1948, represents a tangential approach to the study of mythology from a decidedly idiosyncratic perspective. The European deity in question, the White Goddess of Birth, Love and Death (represented by the phases of the Moon), received worship under many different titles. In this work, Graves explores and expounds upon a central theme: that "true poetry" or "pure poetry" has inextricable links with the ancient cult-ritual of the White Goddess and of her Son. Graves described The White Goddess as "a historical grammar of the language of poetic myth." He was not joking. Others have described the 500-page book as "unreadable" (or nearly so), but.
St. James Infirmary Blues - St. James Infirmary Blues St. James Infirmary Blues is an American folksong. It is probably of unknown, anonymous, folk origin. One of Louis Armstrong's several recordings of the song credits it to "Joe Primrose," but it is likely that Mr. Primrose was an arranger rather than an author. It seems to have also been known early on as "The Gambler's Blues," and in this form the lyrics can be traced back as far as 1899. It is likewise hard to determine where the infirmary of the title was, although there is in fact a St. James Infirmary in San Francisco, California, and there used to be one in New Orleans, Louisiana. It would seem that the location is more likely the St. James Infirmary in New Orleans,.
List of science fiction authors - (born 1957) Steven Barnes, (born 1952) T. J. Bass, (born 1932)(Thomas J. Bassler) L. Frank Baum, (1856-1919) Stephen Baxter, (born 1957) Greg Bear, (born 1951) Charles Beaumont, (1929-1967) Gregory Benford, (born 1941) Alfred Bester, (1913-1987) Eando Binder (Otto and Earl Binder)(1911-1974)(1904-1966) Terry Bisson (born 1942) Jerome Bixby, (1923-1998) James Blish, (1921-1975) Robert Bloch, (1917-1994) Nelson S. Bond, (born 1908) Jorge Luis Borges, (1899-1986) Anthony Boucher, (1911-1968)(pseudonym of William A.P. White) Ben Bova, (born 1932) Leigh Brackett, (1915-1978) Ray Bradbury, (born 1920) Marion Zimmer Bradley, (1930-1999) Reginald Bretnor, (1911-1992) David Brin, (born 1950) Damien Broderick, (born 1944) Terry Brooks, (born 1944) Eric Brown, (born 1960) Fredric Brown, (1906-1972) John Brunner, (1934-1995) Steven Brust, (born 1955) Algis Budrys, (born 1931) Lois McMaster Bujold, (born 1949) Anthony Burgess, (1917-1993) Edgar Rice Burroughs, (1875-1950) Octavia.
List of children's literature authors - Burton - Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel C Lewis Carroll, (1832-1898), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass Eric Carle - The Very Hungry Caterpillar Geoffrey Chaucer, (ca.1343-1400), Chanticleer the Fox (extract from Canterbury Tales) John Christopher - The Prince in Waiting series, The Tripods series Beverly Cleary - Ramona Quimby series Carlo "Collodi" Lorenzini - The Adventures of Pinocchio John Amos Comenus - Orbis Sesualim Pictis Picture Book Richmal Crompton - Just William John Cotton - Milk for Babes D Roald Dahl, (1916-1990), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches Paula Danziger Daniel Defoe, (1660-1731), Robinson Crusoe Charles Dickens, (1812-1870), A Christmas Carol Peter Dickinson, The Changes trilogy. Thomas M. Disch - The Brave Little Toaster, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to.
January 2 - Etiquette. 1870 - Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins 1871 - Amadeus I becomes King of Spain 1872 - Brigham Young is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). 1882 - John D. Rockefeller unites his oil holdings into the Standard Oil trust 1890 - Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer for the White House. 1900 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. 1900 - Chicago Canal opens. 1905 - Russo-Japanese War: The Russian fleet surrenders at Port Arthur, China 1917 - The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. 1921 - The first religious radio broadcast (KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 1921 - DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. 1923 - U.S Interior Secretary Albert Fall resigns due to the Teapot.
January 17 - 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1562 - Huguenots were recognized under the Edict of St. Germain. 1773 - Captain James Cook becomes the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle. 1781 - Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina. 1819 - Simon Bolivar proclaims the Republic of Colombia. 1852 - United Kingdom recognizes independence of the Transvaal. 1873 - First Battle of the Stronghold in the US Modoc War 1893 - American sugar planters overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii. 1899 - United States takes possession of Wake Island. 1912 - Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen. 1916 - The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) is.
Johns Hopkins University - of Arts & Sciences and Engineering, Johns Hopkins also has several prestigious graduate professional schools. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is highly revered, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health is renowned for contributions worldwide to preventive medicine and the health of large populations. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (simply referred to as SAIS), located in Washington D.C, is recognized as a world leader in international affairs, diplomacy and government studies. SAIS has international campuses Bologna, Italy and Nanjing, China. The University offers education abroad through centers in Germany, Singapore and Italy (the University owns a breathtaking villa in Florence where many Art History students study). Johns Hopkins receives more federal research grants than any other university, and operates the Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland,.
John Bunyan - ever written, and like the Bible has been extensively translated into other languages. Protestant missionaries commonly translated it as the first thing after the Bible. Two other works of Bunyan's would have given him fame, but not as wide as that he now enjoys; viz., The Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680), an imaginary biography, and the allegory The Holy War (1682). The book which lays bare Bunyan's inner life and reveals his preparation for his appointed work is Grace Abounding to the chief of sinners (1666). It is very prolix, and being all about himself, in a man less holy would be intolerably egotistic, but as Bunyan plainly had the motive in writing it to exalt the grace of God and to comfort those passing through experiences somewhat like.
Joseph Barber Lightfoot - at Liverpool, where his father was an accountant. He was educated at King Edward's school, Birmingham, under James Prince Lee, afterwards Bishop of Manchester. His contemporaries included Brooke Foss Westcott and Edward White Benson. In 1847 Lightfoot went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, and read for his degree along with Westcott. He graduated senior classic and 30th wrangler, and was elected a fellow of his college. From 1854 to 1859 he edited the Journal of Classical and Sacred Philology. In 1857 he became tutor and his fame as a scholar grew. He was made Hulsean professor in 1861, and shortly afterwards chaplain to the Prince Consort and honorary chaplain in ordinary to Queen Victoria. In 1866 he was Whitehall preacher, and in 1871 he became canon of St Paul's Cathedral. His.
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize - prize. It is presented for the best work of literature from Britain or the Commonwealth written by an author under 35. Since 1987 it has been funded by the Mail on Sunday. The winner receives 5000 pouns, while the runners up each receive 500. The prize was inititated in 1942 by Jane Oliver to commemorate her husband John Llewellyn Rhys, a young author who had been killed in the Second World War. Winners: 1942 - Michael Richey, Sunk by a Mine 1943 - Morwenna Donelly, Beauty for Ashes 1944 - Alun Lewis, The Last Inspection 1945 - James Aldridge, The Sea Eagle 1946 - Oriel Malet, My Bird Sings 1947 - Anne-Marie Walters, Moondrop to Gascony 1948 - Richard Mason, The Wind Cannot Read 1949 - Emma Smith, Maiden's Trip 1950.
July 4 - In Brooklyn, New York, Walt Whitman's first edition of his book of poem's titled Leaves of Grass is published. 1859 - Franco-Piedmontese War: The Battle of Magenta. 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Vicksburg - Ulysses S. Grant and the Union army capture the Confederate city Vicksburg, Mississippi after the town surrendered. The siege lasted 47 days. 1865 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published. 1881 - In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens. 1894 - The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole. 1910 - African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match sparking race riots across the United States. 1918 - Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascended the throne. 1934 - Boxer Joe Louis wins his first professional boxing match..
June 3 - 1658 - The Pope appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France. 1770 - Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is founded in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California 1800 - President John Adams takes up residence in Washington, DC (in a tavern -- the White House was not yet completed) 1866 - Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario into the United States to a heroes' welcome. 1885 - Last military engagement fought on Canadian soil: Cree leader Big Bear escapes the North West Mounted Police. 1888 - The poem Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner 1889 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast 1889 - The first long distance electric power transmission line in the United States is.
June 1 - War: Benedict Arnold is court-martialed for malfeasance in his treatment of government property 1792 - Kentucky becomes the 15th state in the United States. 1796 - Tennessee becomes the 16th state in the United States 1812 - War of 1812: President James Madison asks the United States Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom 1831 - James Clark Ross discovers the position of the North Magnetic Pole on the Boothia Peninsula 1840 - Samuel Cunard completes passage of a 700 ton wooden paddlewheel steamer from Liverpool, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia 1855 - American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua and reinstates slavery 1890 - The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns 1898 - The Trans-Mississippi Exposition world's fair opens in Omaha, Nebraska.
June 8 - - World War II: Tobruk falls to the Germans 1949 - Such celebrities as Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members 1950 - Sir Thomas Blamey becomes the only Field Marshal in Australian history 1959 - the first (and only) delivery of Missile Mail 1967 - Israeli attack on USS Liberty 1968 - James Earl Ray is arrested for the murder of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr 1969 - After the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) cancels the program, the last Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour airs. 1998 - Charlton Heston assumes the presidency of the National Rifle Association. 2004 - First solar transit of the planet Venus since 1882; the next one will.
