Malcolm Bradbury Writing teacher
Bradbury founded the creative writing school at the University of East Anglia.
From This is True for 26 November 2000
education
Educators and other mentors
John H. Renner Health skeptic
Renner, the president of the National Council for Reliable Health Information, had a mission.
From This is True for 10 September 2000
Abraham Pais Physicist
A physicist, Pais wrote the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.
From This is True for 30 July 2000
Everett Needham Case Core curriculum developer
Case created the idea of the university “core curriculum”.
From This is True for 16 July 2000
Richard S. Shevell Aeronautical engineer
Shevell oversaw the design of the DC-10 wide-body jetliner.
From This is True for 23 April 2000
William Stokoe Jr. ASL linguist
A linguist, Stokoe brought legitimacy to American Sign Language as a true language.
From This is True for 9 April 2000
Paul Petzoldt Mountaineer
Petzoldt pioneered equipment used by mountain climbers.
From This is True for 3 October 1999
Raymond Vernon Peanut M&M inventor
Vernon’s minor accomplishment is peanuts compared to his big one.
From This is True for 22 August 1999
Thomas McMahon Science novelist
McMahon wasn’t sure if he was a novelist who was also a scientist, or a scientist who was also a novelist.
From This is True for 14 February 1999
Dorothy Bird Nyswander Public health educator
During World War II, Nyswander set up child care programs for mothers working in defense plants.
From This is True for 27 December 1998