Bernie Mac was an American comedian and actor who parlayed a stand-up comedy act of edgy, autobiographical humor into the popular television sitcom The Bernie Mac Show (2001–06). He also acted in films and authored two memoirs. McCullough grew up on Chicago’s South Side, the second child of Mary

Colleen McCullough was an Australian novelist who worked in a range of genres but was best known for her second novel, the sweeping romance The Thorn Birds (1977; television miniseries 1983), and for her Masters of Rome series (1990–2007), a painstakingly researched fictionalized account of Rome in

David McCullough was an American historian whose exhaustively researched biographies were both popular and praised by critics. McCullough earned a B.A. (1955) in English literature from Yale University. After graduation he went to New York City, where he took a job at Time-Life’s Sports Illustrated

David McCullough was an American historian whose exhaustively researched biographies were both popular and praised by critics. McCullough earned a B.A. (1955) in English literature from Yale University. After graduation he went to New York City, where he took a job at Time-Life’s Sports Illustrated

fibrous dysplasia: …form of the disorder called McCune-Albright syndrome. Sometimes these patients also have symptoms of hyperthyroidism or acromegaly. Patients with McCune-Albright syndrome have somatic mutations (mutations in body cells as opposed to germ cells) of an intracellular hormone-signaling pathway that cause the pathway to remain constantly active.

Korean language: Writing and transcriptions: …transcription is that of the McCune-Reischauer system, which writes words more or less as they sound to the American ear. Despite its clumsiness, McCune-Reischauer is the system used in this description, and following that system the common surname is written Yi; it sounds like the English name of the letter…

Aerial Experiment Association: (“Casey”) Baldwin and J.A.D. McCurdy, a pair of engineers from the University of Toronto; Glenn Hammond Curtiss, a motorcycle builder from Hammondsport, N.Y., who served as the AEA propulsion expert; and Thomas E. Selfridge, an officer in the U.S. Army.

Pittsburgh Pirates: …by NL Most Valuable Player Andrew McCutchen, won 94 games and earned a berth in the postseason, where the team won the one-game Wild Card playoff but was eliminated in the NL Division Series. Pittsburgh returned to the postseason the following year but was eliminated in the Wild Card Game.…

McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on April 2, 2014, struck down (5–4) provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA; 1971)—as amended by the FECA Amendments (1974; 1976) and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA; 2002)—that had imposed

George Barr McCutcheon was an American novelist whose best-known works are Graustark (1901; filmed 1915 and 1925), a romantic novel set in a mythical middle European kingdom, and Brewster’s Millions (1902; filmed 1914, 1921, 1935, 1945, and 1985), a comic fantasy about a man who must spend a large

John T. McCutcheon was an American newspaper cartoonist and writer particularly noted for cartoons in which Midwestern rural life was treated with gentle, sympathetic humour. After receiving his degree in 1889 from Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, McCutcheon went to Chicago, where he became a

John T. McCutcheon was an American newspaper cartoonist and writer particularly noted for cartoons in which Midwestern rural life was treated with gentle, sympathetic humour. After receiving his degree in 1889 from Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, McCutcheon went to Chicago, where he became a

McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission: Background: … arose in June 2012 when Shaun McCutcheon, an Alabama businessman, and the Republican National Committee (RNC), which manages the affairs of the national Republican Party, challenged FECA’s aggregate limits in U.S. district court. At that time, FECA’s aggregate limits for two-year election cycles—the period beginning on January 1 of an…

McDaniel v. Barresi, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on April 20, 1971, ruled (9–0) that a Georgia public school board had not violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause when it took race into account when redrawing attendance zones in order to desegregate its elementary

Bo Diddley was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was one of the most influential performers of rock music’s early period. He was raised mostly in Chicago by his adoptive family, from whom he took the surname McDaniel, and he recorded for the legendary blues record company Chess as

Hattie McDaniel was an American actress and singer who was the first African American to win an Academy Award. She received the honor for her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939). McDaniel was born in Wichita, Kansas, to formerly enslaved parents, and she was raised in Colorado (in

Lilly Ledbetter was an American activist whose equal-pay lawsuit against the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company led to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which ensured that women have fair and effective recourse against employers who discriminate against them. It was the first major bill signed

Run-DMC: …members were Joseph Simmons (Run), Darryl McDaniels (DMC, or D.M.C.), and Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay).

Connor McDavid is widely considered one of the greatest ice hockey players of his generation. Known for his exceptional speed, vision, and playmaking abilities, McDavid was a first-round pick of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2015 National Hockey League (NHL) draft and became the team’s captain the

Catholic imagination: Catholic imagination in literature: Alice McDermott’s novels Charming Billy (1998), The Ninth Hour (2017), and Absolution (2023) reveal a middle-class, urban, Irish-American sense of the Catholic imagination. In Dana Gioia’s poetry collections Pity the Beautiful (2012) and Meet Me at the Lighthouse (2023), he writes of Mexican and Italian…

Boston Marathon: The marathon’s first winner was John J. McDermott, who completed the 24.5-mile (39.4-km) race in less than three hours. The race length was increased to its current distance in 1927. In 1966 Roberta Gibb became the first woman to complete the race, though she ran without an official number. In…

Nicola Olyslagers is the first Australian woman to jump 2 meters (6 feet 6.74 inches) in the high jump. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (held in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic), the track-and-field athlete earned a silver medal and set a personal best record with a jump of 2.02 meters (6

Terry McDermott was an American speed skater, nicknamed “The Essexville Rocket,” who won the only U.S. gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. A barber from a small town in Michigan, McDermott was a surprise victor at the 1964 Games, winning the 500-metre event by half a second. A

Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen: …disappointing playoff loss, and coach Sean McDermott was fired after nine seasons with the team.

Terry McDermott was an American speed skater, nicknamed “The Essexville Rocket,” who won the only U.S. gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. A barber from a small town in Michigan, McDermott was a surprise victor at the 1964 Games, winning the 500-metre event by half a second. A

James McDivitt was a U.S. astronaut and business executive who was the command pilot of Gemini 4 (launched June 3, 1965), which included the first space walk by an American (Ed White). McDivitt joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and flew 145 combat missions during the Korean War. In 1959 he

James McDivitt was a U.S. astronaut and business executive who was the command pilot of Gemini 4 (launched June 3, 1965), which included the first space walk by an American (Ed White). McDivitt joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and flew 145 combat missions during the Korean War. In 1959 he

Martin McDonagh is a British-Irish playwright and filmmaker whose work blends vibrant dialogue, exceptionally dark humor, and violence. His notable plays include The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996), The Cripple of Inishmaan (1996), and The Pillowman (2003). He wrote and directed the feature-length

Heard Island and McDonald Islands, subantarctic island groups, together forming an external territory of Australia and lying in the southern Indian Ocean 2,500 miles (4,000 km) southwest of Perth. Volcanic in origin, Heard Island is 27 miles (43 km) long, 13 miles (21 km) wide, and rises to 9,005

McDonald Observatory, observatory founded in 1939 by the University of Texas, on the legacy of the Texas financier William J. McDonald, on Mount Locke near Fort Davis, Texas. The observatory includes the original 208-cm (82-inch) reflector, for many years the world’s second largest telescope; a

McDonald v. City of Chicago, case in which on June 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5–4) that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,” applies to state and local governments as well as to the federal government. The case

McDonald’s Corporation (McDonald’s) is one of the world’s largest and most recognized fast-food chains, known for its hamburgers, french fries, and name-brand sandwiches such as the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, and Egg McMuffin, as well as the child-focused Happy Meal. Based in Chicago, it is one of

Oneonta, city, Otsego county, east-central New York, U.S. It lies in the Catskill foothills, on the Susquehanna River, within the town (township) of Oneonta, some 80 miles (129 km) southwest of Albany. Dutch and Palatinate German settlers began arriving in the area before the American Revolution,

McDonald’s Corporation (McDonald’s) is one of the world’s largest and most recognized fast-food chains, known for its hamburgers, french fries, and name-brand sandwiches such as the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, and Egg McMuffin, as well as the child-focused Happy Meal. Based in Chicago, it is one of

Oneonta, city, Otsego county, east-central New York, U.S. It lies in the Catskill foothills, on the Susquehanna River, within the town (township) of Oneonta, some 80 miles (129 km) southwest of Albany. Dutch and Palatinate German settlers began arriving in the area before the American Revolution,

Arthur B. McDonald is a Canadian physicist who was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the oscillations of neutrinos from one flavor (electron, muon, or tau) to another, which proved that these subatomic particles had mass. He shared the prize with Japanese physicist Kajita

Arthur B. McDonald is a Canadian physicist who was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the oscillations of neutrinos from one flavor (electron, muon, or tau) to another, which proved that these subatomic particles had mass. He shared the prize with Japanese physicist Kajita

Audra McDonald is an American actress and singer whose melodious soprano voice and expressive stage presence made her a leading figure on Broadway in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. McDonald is the first person to win six Tony Awards for acting: Carousel (1994), Master Class (1996), Ragtime

Audra McDonald is an American actress and singer whose melodious soprano voice and expressive stage presence made her a leading figure on Broadway in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. McDonald is the first person to win six Tony Awards for acting: Carousel (1994), Master Class (1996), Ragtime

David Tennant is a Scottish stage and screen actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, the British science-fiction television series. Apart from the show, Tennant has enjoyed a prolific career with more than 100 TV, film, stage, and voice-over credits to his

Josephine Baker was an American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture, which took Paris by storm in the 1920s. Baker grew up fatherless and in poverty. Between the ages of 8 and 10 she was out of school, helping to support her family. As a

King Crimson: … on bass, guitar, and vocals; Ian McDonald on keyboard, Mellotron, vibraphone, woodwind instruments, and vocals; and Peter Sinfield as lyricist and spoken-word artist. Over the years, however, many musicians performed as part of King Crimson.

Calgary Flames: …Hall of Famers, right winger Lanny McDonald and defenseman Al MacInnis. In 1985–86 Calgary won its first conference title but lost the Stanley Cup finals in five games to the Montreal Canadiens. The Flames set a team record in 1988–89 by winning 54 games to earn the top playoff seed…

Margaret McDonald Bottome American columnist and religious organizer, founder of the Christian spiritual development and service organization now known as the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons. She attended school in Brooklyn and in 1850 married the Reverend Frank Bottome. Her

Eugene and Maria Jolas: The Jolases met in the United States and moved to Paris after their marriage in 1926. There Jolas sought to provide a forum for international writers with the establishment of the periodical transition (1927–30, 1932–39). Dedicated to the original, the revolutionary, and the experimental, transition published…

Gerry Adams: …successor became clear when only Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin’s deputy leader, stood to replace him, and her candidacy was formally ratified by the party’s high council. “The truth is that no one will ever fill Gerry Adams’s shoes…but the news is that I brought my own,” McDonald said after…

Ray Kroc: …was owned by two brothers, Maurice and Richard McDonald, who used an assembly-line format to prepare and sell a large volume of hamburgers, french fries, and milk shakes. Impressed by what he saw, Kroc decided to set up a chain of drive-in restaurants based on the McDonald brothers’ format, and…

Michael McDonald is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist for the rock band the Doobie Brothers. McDonald became a fixture on rock radio with his rich and soulful vocals. He followed up his successful stint with the Doobie Brothers with a durable solo career,

10 Famous Clowns: From Comical to Creepy: Ronald McDonald: He might also be popular with children, but some adults find Ronald McDonald downright scary. He’s been the mascot of McDonald’s since the early 1960s, when Willard Scott reportedly created the character. In the early 21st century, it was estimated that more than…

McDonnell Douglas Corporation: …the 1967 merger of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, founded in 1939, and the Douglas Aircraft Company, established in 1921. The latter’s founder, Donald W. Douglas (1892–1981), first became interested in aviation as a youth while watching the Wright Brothers demonstrate their biplane for the Army in 1909. Later, as a…

McDonnell Douglas Corporation, former aerospace company that was a major U.S. producer of jet fighters, commercial aircraft, and space vehicles. McDonnell Douglas was formed in the 1967 merger of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, founded in 1939, and the Douglas Aircraft Company, established in

chess: The world championship and FIDE: …la Bourdonnais of Paris and Alexander McDonnell of London, which ended with Bourdonnais’s victory. For the first time, a major chess event was reported extensively in newspapers and analyzed in books.

James Smith McDonnell was an American aerospace executive who spearheaded the merger of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. McDonnell, who held a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, first designed (1928) the

Dances With Wolves: …Stands With A Fist (Mary McDonnell), who was rescued and adopted as a small child by Kicking Bird after her family was killed in a Pawnee raid, begins to act as a translator.

Frances McDormand is an American actress who was critically acclaimed for her unadorned yet magnetic interpretations of character roles in film and on television as well as on the stage. McDormand, the daughter of a Disciples of Christ minister, spent her childhood in a succession of small

William McDougall was one of the fathers of Canadian Confederation who later served unsuccessfully as lieutenant governor of the Northwest Territories. McDougall practiced law as a solicitor, being called to the bar in 1862. As one of the leaders of the “Clear Grit,” or radical wing of the Reform

William McDougall was a British-born U.S. psychologist influential in establishing experimental and physiological psychology and author of An Introduction to Social Psychology (1908; 30th ed. 1960), which did much to stimulate widespread study of the basis of social behaviour. Soon after becoming a

Jacques Dubochet: He and colleague Alasdair McDowall eventually succeeded in transferring a biological sample to a metal mesh surface and plunging the mesh into ethane cooled by liquid nitrogen to about −190 °C, which vitrified the water around the sample. Upon cooling, the water formed a thin film across the…

Ephraim McDowell was an American surgeon who is considered a founder of operative gynecology. He was the first to successfully remove an ovarian tumour (1809), demonstrating the feasibility of elective abdominal surgery. McDowell completed his medical studies in Edinburgh, returning to the United

Irvin McDowell was a U.S. Federal army officer who, after serving through the Mexican War, was promoted to brigadier general in 1861 and put in command of the Department of Northeastern Virginia. During the Civil War, he lost the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and was succeeded by

ethics: Moral realism: …approach, notably David Wiggins and John McDowell, were sometimes referred to as “sensibility theorists.” But it remained unclear what exactly makes a particular sensibility appropriate, and how one would defend such a claim against anyone who judged differently. In the opinion of its critics, sensibility theory made it possible to…

Kármán line: American astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell has proposed a Kármán line of 80 ±10 km. After attaining an altitude of 80 km, a craft is likely to continue orbiting Earth, whereas below 80 km, gravitational pull within the atmosphere drags the vehicle back down to the planet’s surface. In…

Madeline McDowell Breckinridge was an American social reformer whose efforts focused on child welfare, health issues, and women’s rights. She was educated in Lexington, Kentucky, and at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, Connecticut, and studied intermittently during 1890–94 at the State College

Mary Steenburgen: She played opposite Malcolm McDowell (who portrayed H.G. Wells) in the time-travel film Time After Time (1979). In her third movie, Melvin and Howard (1980), Steenburgen’s performance as the winsome go-go dancer married to the hapless dreamer Melvin Dummar (played by Paul Le Mat) won her both a…

Dwayne McDuffie was an American comic book writer and animated-film producer who cofounded Milestone Media, an imprint of DC Comics promoting the work of minority creators. Throughout his career he worked to increase and improve representation of people from marginalized communities in comics, and

Ada Clare was an American writer and actress remembered for her charm and wit and for her lively journalistic contributions. Jane McElhenney was of a prosperous and well-connected family. From about age 11 she grew up under the care of her maternal grandfather. About 1854 she struck out on her own.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: …Philadelphia, American sitcom developed by Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton that premiered on FX in 2005 and moved to the network’s FXX channel in 2013. Starring McElhenney and Howerton as well as fellow actors Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an irreverent dark…

San Francisco 49ers: Early history: Tittle, running backs Hugh McElhenny and Joe Perry, tackle Bob St. Clair, and defensive lineman Leo Nomellini—the 49ers were mostly unsuccessful during the 1950s, advancing to the postseason only once, in 1957. The following year San Francisco began a string of 12 consecutive seasons without a playoff berth.

The Truman Show: Synopsis: …in love with Lauren (Natascha McElhone)—a classmate who tries to tell him he is in a reality show—she is fired, and Truman is told she and her family moved to Fiji. In the outside world, Lauren becomes part of the “Free Truman” movement that advocates for his release from…

Joseph McElroy is an American novelist and short-story writer who is known for his intricate, lengthy, and technically complex fiction. McElroy graduated from Williams College (B.A., 1951) and Columbia University (M.A., 1952; Ph.D., 1961). From 1952 to 1954 he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He

John McEnroe is an American tennis player who established himself as a leading competitor in the late 1970s and the ’80s. He also was noted for his poor behaviour on court, which resulted in a number of fines and suspensions and, on January 21, 1990, in his default at the Australian Open. McEnroe

John McEnroe is an American tennis player who established himself as a leading competitor in the late 1970s and the ’80s. He also was noted for his poor behaviour on court, which resulted in a number of fines and suspensions and, on January 21, 1990, in his default at the Australian Open. McEnroe

Reba McEntire is an American singer and actress, one of the most popular female country vocal artists of the late 20th century, who later found crossover success as a television star. As the daughter of a world champion steer roper, McEntire spent time during her childhood traveling between rodeo

Reba McEntire is an American singer and actress, one of the most popular female country vocal artists of the late 20th century, who later found crossover success as a television star. As the daughter of a world champion steer roper, McEntire spent time during her childhood traveling between rodeo

Ian McEwan is a British novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter whose restrained, refined prose style accentuates the horror of his dark humor and perverse subject matter. Among his best-known novels are the Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam (1998) and Atonement (2001). McEwan graduated with

Ian McEwan is a British novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter whose restrained, refined prose style accentuates the horror of his dark humor and perverse subject matter. Among his best-known novels are the Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam (1998) and Atonement (2001). McEwan graduated with

golf: Early clubs: …McEwan brothers of Musselburgh, notably Douglas, whose clubs were described as models of symmetry and shape. They were artists at a time when clubs were passing from “rude and clumsy bludgeons” to a new and handsome look.

Central African Workshop: …in the late 1950s by Frank McEwen, the director of the Rhodesian Art Gallery in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), in order to encourage local African artists. McEwen first opened a studio for five painters, then a larger studio for many painters and sculptors. The workshop was successful and attractive…

Sir John McEwen was a farmer, politician, and prime minister of Australia from Dec. 19, 1967, to Jan. 10, 1968. A member of the House of Representatives (1934–71), McEwen served in several ministerial posts during World War II, including deputy prime minister (1958–71), and was acting prime

health maintenance organization: …group practice model and the medical care foundation (MCF), also called individual practice association. The prepaid group practice type of health care plan was pioneered by the Ross-Loos Medical Group in California, U.S., in 1929. In this model, physicians are organized into a group practice, and there is one insuring…

Bernarr Macfadden was an American physical culturist who, by sometimes eccentric means, spread the gospel of physical fitness and created a popular magazine empire. Macfadden, often dubbed the “father of physical culture,” grew up in poverty in the eastern Ozark Mountains of Missouri. After his

Daniel L. McFadden is an American economist and cowinner (with James J. Heckman) of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his development of theory and methods used in the analysis of individual or household behaviour, such as understanding how people choose where to work, where to live, or

Daniel L. McFadden is an American economist and cowinner (with James J. Heckman) of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his development of theory and methods used in the analysis of individual or household behaviour, such as understanding how people choose where to work, where to live, or

Newport Beach, city, Orange county, southern California, U.S. It lies along Newport Bay (Pacific inlet), south of Long Beach. Captain Samuel S. Dunnells sailed into the bay in 1870 looking for “new port” facilities; he developed Newport Landing, which in 1873 became a lumber terminal. Known as

Kevin Costner: Open Range, Hidden Figures, and Molly’s Game: …high-school cross-country running coach in McFarland, USA.

Boland Amendment: …already told national security adviser Robert (“Bud”) McFarlane to keep the Contras together “body and soul.” The fact that the first Boland Amendment contained two significant loopholes made McFarlane’s task easier. First, Congress had given the CIA permission to offer aid to the Contras as long as its stated purpose…

Todd McFarlane is a Canadian-born comic book illustrator who gained fame in the late 1980s for his work on the Marvel Comics series The Amazing Spider-Man and who in 1992 co-founded Image Comics, where he created the massively successful antihero Spawn. The first issue of the comic book featuring

fuel cell: Molten carbonate fuel cells: Fuel cells of this type operate quite differently from those so far discussed. The fuel consists of a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide generated from water and a fossil fuel. The electrolyte is molten potassium lithium carbonate, which requires an…

Bobby McFerrin is an American musician noted for his tremendous vocal control and improvisational ability. He often sings a cappella, mixing folk songs, 1960s rock and soul tunes, and jazz themes with original lyrics. He prefers to sing without fixed lyrics, and he can imitate the sounds of various

Robert McFerrin, Sr. was an American opera singer who became the first African American male to solo at the Metropolitan Opera (Met) when he made his 1955 debut as Amonasro in Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. His performance came just three weeks after contralto Marian Anderson became the first African

Melbourne Cricket Ground, sports stadium located in Yarra Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, that is the headquarters and home ground of the Melbourne Cricket Club and is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere and in cricket. Australia is famously a sports-mad nation, and there is no

John McGahern was an Irish novelist and short-story writer known for his depictions of Irish men and women constricted and damaged by the conventions of their native land. McGahern was the son of a policeman who had once been a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). While taking evening courses

Ketanji Brown Jackson: District and appellate court judgeships: …Trump’s former White House counsel Don McGahn. The Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives requested that the court compel McGahn’s testimony as part of the committee’s inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election (see also Donald Trump: Russia investigation). McGahn refused—following the instructions of the Trump…

United States: Religious revivalism: …James McGready and the brothers John and William McGee. This was followed by a gigantic camp meeting at Cane Ridge, where thousands were “converted.” The essence of the frontier revival was that this conversion from mere formal Christianity to a full conviction in God’s mercy for the sinner was a…

Thomas D’Arcy McGee was an Irish-Canadian writer and chief political orator of the Canadian confederation movement. An Irish patriot, McGee was associated with The Nation (1846–48), the literary organ of the Young Ireland political movement (which called for the study of Irish history and the

Travis McGee, fictional character, private investigator in a series of 24 crime novels by John D. MacDonald. McGee, who is tough and intelligent, lives in Florida on the houseboat The Busted Flush, calls himself a “salvage consultant,” and takes on dangerous

learning theory: Are theories of learning necessary?: Skinner and J.A. McGeoch maintained in the 1930s and 1940s that preoccupation with theory was misguided. For them the approach simply was to discover the conditions that produce and control learned behaviour. Beyond this, their interests diverged. Skinner studied instrumental conditioning (operant conditioning, as he called it)…

Brownie McGhee was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and longtime partner of the vocalist and harmonica player Sonny Terry. The son of a singer and guitarist, McGhee developed an interest in the guitar at about age six and was taught by his sister to play the piano at age

Brownie McGhee was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter, and longtime partner of the vocalist and harmonica player Sonny Terry. The son of a singer and guitarist, McGhee developed an interest in the guitar at about age six and was taught by his sister to play the piano at age

A.J.M. Smith: …Smith founded and edited the McGill Fortnightly Review (1925–27), the first literary magazine dedicated to freeing Canadian literature from artificial forms and narrow provincialism. He encouraged other young Canadian writers to become cosmopolitan in their outlook, to set high literary standards, and to study the poetry of T.S. Eliot and…