Richard L. (Dick) Simon and M. Lincoln (Max) Schuster founded Simon & Schuster in 1924. Their first project was a crossword puzzle book, the first of its kind, which became an instant hit. Since then, the business has expanded to become a multifaceted publishing house with 1900 titles published annually and seven divisions – Adult […]
Read moreBoth in Great Britain and in the Royal Navy, the history of rum in the Royal Navy was largely one of social transition. Shipboard life was extremely difficult from 1650 to the 18th century. The highlight of the day was the regular issue of Pusser’s Rum. Battles were battled “eyeball-to-eyeball” back then. The mental fortitude […]
Read moreBoston Red Sox is an American National Baseball team, playing in the Major League Baseball and based in Boston, Massachusetts. In Major League, they compete in the AL Eastern Division and have won nine World Series titles to date. They also hold the record for third-most championships won. Their most recent World Series appearance and […]
Read moreThe American Nuclear Society was founded in 1954 as a not-for-profit association to promote the growing nuclear field. In 1955, ANS held its first annual meeting and elected Walter Zinn as its first president. Originally headquartered in space provided by the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies (ORINS), the Society’s headquarters were moved to various locations over the years […]
Read moreThe Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus is a bimonthly peer revied journal published for pediatric ophthalmologists and mostly publishes articles and research work regarding eye disorders in pediatric individuals and the treatment of strabismus in all age groups. The journal was first started in 1964 as a quarterly journal. The current journal has Rudolph […]
Read morePrinceton University Press is an independent published with affiliations with the Princeton University. It was founded by Whitney Darrow, a Princeton University graduate in 1905 along with Charles Scribner II, another Princeton graduate. The press initially printed local newspapers, “the Daily Princetonian” and university documents. The press began as a for-profit organization and later turned […]
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