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Considered by many the father of modern cardiac surgery, Dr. Michael DeBakey pioneered techniques and devices that revolutionized his field, and still persist today. In 1932, while in medical school, DeBakey invented a pump that became a critical part of machines that later enabled open-heart surgery. He was one...
Before Winston, there were two masters of horror makeup who names are so ordinary, they could be scrawled in a motel register by a teen seeking furtive sex: Jack Pierce and Dick Smith. Pierce, during his time at Universal Pictures in the 30s and 40s, created the studio's entire...
And even the harrowing fight about extending the pre-charge detention period for terror suspects is far from over. The debate is likely to surface during campaigning ahead of a by-election scheduled for June 26 in Henley, to fill the seat vacated by London's new Conservative mayor Boris...
Anne H. Manson ’83 credits a scheduling conflict for her most historic accomplishment. In 1994, when famed conductor Claudio Abbado was unable to lead the orchestra in its last performance of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, Manson stepped in, making history as the first woman to...
A potential PR disaster was averted by President Medvedev issuing a decree to automatically grant visas to all British fans holding a valid ticket to the game. Obtaining visas had become more difficult in recent months as Moscow-London relations sank to a low ebb in a series of tit...