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Adams, John — born Oct. 30, 1735, Braintree, Mass. died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Mass., U.S. U.S. politician, first vice president (1789–97) and second president (1797–1801) of the U.S. After graduating from Harvard College in 1755, he practiced law in Boston. In … Universalium
Adams House (Harvard University) — the sixth, and other members of this illustrious clan, Adams is often regarded as Harvard s most historic House. It celebrated its 75th anniversary on the weekend of Oct. 6 8th, 2007.HistoryMost of the buildings of Adams House were originally… … Wikipedia
Adams, John Coolidge — ▪ 1998 American composer John Adams, whose works were among the most performed of contemporary composers, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1997. He had already won a number of honours, including a Guggenheim… … Universalium
Adams Fall — Infobox Book name = Adams Fall title orig = translator = image caption = 1st edition hardcover author = Sean Desmond cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = genre = Thriller publisher = St. Martin s Press… … Wikipedia
Annie Adams Fields — (June 6, 1834 ndash; January 5, 1915) was a United States writer. Marriage and influence Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the second wife of the publisher and author James Thomas Fields, whom she married in 1854, and with whom she… … Wikipedia
Carlisle Adams — Carlisle M. Adams is a cryptographer and computer security researcher, currently a professor at the University of Ottawa. His notable work includes the design (with Stafford Tavares) of the block ciphers CAST 128 and CAST 256. He also helped… … Wikipedia
Samuel Adams — Infobox Governor name= Samuel Adams order=4th office= Governor of Massachusetts term start= October 8, 1793 term end= June 2, 1797 lieutenant= Moses Gill predecessor= John Hancock successor= Increase Sumner birth date= OldStyleDate|September… … Wikipedia
John Adams (composer) — John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer with strong roots in minimalism. He is best known for his opera Nixon in China (1985 ndash;87), recounting Richard Nixon s 1972 visit to China. His choral piece On the… … Wikipedia
Weaver W. Adams — Infobox chess player playername=Weaver Adams |caption= birthname=Weaver Warren Adams country=USA datebirth=birth date|1901|4|28 placebirth=Dedham, Massachusetts datedeath=death date and age|1963|1|6|1901|4|28 placedeath=Cedar Grove, New Jersey… … Wikipedia
Frank Adams — otherpeople2|Francis Adams John Frank Adams (November 5, 1930 ndash; January 7, 1989) was a British mathematician, one of the founders of homotopy theory.LifeHe was born in Woolwich, a suburb in south east London. He began research as a student… … Wikipedia
