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Herbert Putnam. George Herbert Putnam (September 20, 1861 – August 14, 1955) [1] was an American librarian. He was the eighth (and also the longest-serving) Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. [2] He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in many languages, especially from Europe and Latin America.
Senachwine Lake is a 3,324-acre (13.45 km 2) riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Illinois River. It is located in Putnam and Marshall counties, Illinois. Its elevation is 439 feet (134 m) above sea level. Senachwine Lake is connected by a shallow channel to adjacent Goose Lake, also a backwater lake of the Illinois River.
Canada. Skating club. Kerrisdale FSC. Began skating. 1989. Retired. August 28, 2007. Elizabeth Gale Putnam (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Sean Wirtz, she is the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and a two-time (2003–04) Canadian national bronze medalist.
e. In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation. That means that the logarithm of a number x to the base b is the exponent to which b must be raised to produce x. For example, since 1000 = 103, the logarithm base of 1000 is 3, or log10 (1000) = 3.
Carleton Putnam (December 19, 1901 – March 5, 1998) was an American businessman and writer who was an advocate for racial segregation. He graduated from Princeton University in 1924 and received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Columbia Law School in 1932. He founded Chicago & Southern Airlines in 1933 which, in 1953, merged with Delta Air Lines.
Putnam (surname) Putnam or Puttnam is a surname. Notable people with the surnames include: Adam Putnam (born 1974), American politician. Ann Putnam, Jr. (1679–1716), an accuser in the Salem witch trials. Ashley Putnam (born 1952), American opera singer. Benjamin Putnam (born 1981), American drag queen and comedian known as BenDeLaCreme.
Early life. Puttnam was born in Southgate, London, England, the son of Marie Beatrix, a housewife of Jewish origin, and Leonard Arthur Puttnam, a photographer. Educated at Minchenden Grammar School in London, Puttnam had an early career in advertising, including five formative years at Collett Dickenson Pearce, and as agent acting for the photographers David Bailey and Brian Duffy.
George Putnam (July 14, 1914 – September 12, 2008) [1] was an American television news reporter and talk show host based in Los Angeles. He was known for his catchy phrase "and that’s the up-to-the-minute news, up to the minute, that’s all the news" at the end of his broadcast. He concluded the 5:00 PM news with a teaser, inviting viewers ...