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The futurists promised a bright churning world of dynamism, machine worship, speed and conflict. As the machines dated, so did some of the paintings. A work like Severini's Plastic Synthesis of the Idea "War," 1915 -- his response to the general mobilization of the French army, painted in Paris -- seems...
Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry Elias J. Corey is known for his development of chemical pathways for the synthesis of more than 60 complex naturally occurring organic molecules, according to Harvard biographical material. He has published more than 660 scientific papers during the last 40 years.
"Corey is a prolific giant of organic chemistry," said Takashi Nagayama, spokesperson for the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan, which distributes the prize. He said Corey's work represents a "monumental achievement in the synthesis of eicosaniods, a vital substance in the study of human cellular and immune functions...
Diebenkorn, 66, has spent nearly all his working life in California; but the time is long past when he was regarded in New York as a California artist, with the slight condescension that implies. He is, quite simply, one of the best painters America has ever produced. He began as...
This success led Gray to lobby Congress for changes in housing laws giving tenants the right to buy their homes from the government. The law went into effect in 1987. Prominent Republicans, including Ronald Reagan, flocked to her cause, but Kimi Gray is no conservative ideologue. Her success depends on...