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21 hours ago · James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, and a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967.
21 hours ago · Although the Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engines later became a trustworthy workhorse in large piston-engined aircraft, early models were beset with dangerous reliability problems. This problem was not fully cured until the aircraft was fitted with the more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" in the B-29D /B-50 program, which arrived too late for World War II .
21 hours ago · Doug Wright (B.A. 1985), [37] screenwriter, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for drama, winner of a Tony Award [38] Yehudi Wyner (B.A. 1950, B. Mus. 1951, M. Mus. 1953), [39] composer, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2006 [40] for his piano concerto 'Chiavi in Mano'; professor emeritus of musical composition at Brandeis University
