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unusual facts about Edwin J. Peterson


Patricia Ben Peterson

Peterson's father was Portland attorney Edwin J. Peterson, who was later (in 1979) appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court, and served as its 39th Chief Justice from 1983 to 1991.


Algie Eggertsen Ballif

Their daughter Ann Greta Ballif was the wife of Chase N. Peterson who served as president of the University of Utah.

American Institute of Electrical Engineers

The 1884 founders of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) included some of the most prominent inventors and innovators in the then new field of electrical engineering, among them Nikola Tesla, Thomas Alva Edison, Elihu Thomson, Edwin J. Houston, and Edward Weston.

Carolyn K. Peterson

On February 27, 2004, Nyack mayor John Shields announced that he would recognize the New Paltz marriages and on March 1, 2004, Ithaca's mayor Carolyn K. Peterson declared that she would recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.

Charles E. Peterson

The area, which is now known as “Society Hill,” is today one of the most desirable areas to live in Philadelphia.

Clark A. Peterson

Clark Peterson and his old friend Bill Webb formed Necromancer Games in the spring of 2000 to publish role-playing materials using the impending d20 license; on August 10, 2000, the same day Wizards of the Coast was to release the new Player's Handbook at GenCon 33, Peterson and Webb published a free PDF adventure called The Wizard's Amulet just a few minutes after midnight that same day.

Daniel Peterson

Daniel C. Peterson, professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic at Brigham Young University

Dean M. Peterson

In 2012, he was elected to the "Triangle Wall of Fame" by the Triangle Fraternity of Architects and Engineers, together with Michael Morhaime, founder of Blizzard Entertainment and developer of World of Warcraft.

Donald Peterson

Donald R. Peterson (born 1923), professor emeritus of psychology at Rutgers University

Donald H. Peterson (born 1933), retired United States Air Force officer and former astronaut

Eddie Delahoussaye

Eddie Delahoussaye remains active in the horse racing industry and is a member of the board of directors of the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation.

Edwin Hill

Edwin J. Hill (1894–1941), U.S. Navy sailor, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor

Edwin J. Gregson Foundation

Its stated objective is to "enhance the quality of life of California's backstretch workers and their families."

Edwin J. Jorden

Jorden was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Myron B. Wright and served from February 23 until March 4, 1895 (10 days).

Edwin J. Prindle

Held posts of the Secretary of the Patent Committee of the National Research Council and later Chairman of the Patent Committee of the American Chemical Society.

Edwin J. Roland

On 15 January 1965, Roland received Italy's highest award, the Commendatore (Knight Commander) of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, for the Coast Guard's many years of assistance to Centro-Internazionale Radio-Medico, a humanitarian organization which arranges medical first-aid at sea for injured and sick seamen.

The committee meeting reviewed merchant ship standards to prevent fires as occurred on board SS Yarmouth Castle.

Elihu Thomson

With Edwin J. Houston, a former teacher and later colleague of Thomson's at Central High School, Thomson founded the Thomson-Houston Electric Company.

Five Megillot

Eugene H. Peterson's Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work examines the application of the Megillot to Christian pastoral theology.

Fred Peterson

Fred L. Peterson (1896–1985), American politician and businessman in the state of Oregon

George Peterson

George N. Peterson, Jr, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Harry H. Peterson

He was elected Ramsey County Attorney to serve 1923–1924 and subsequently served as the Minnesota Attorney General during the Farmer-Labor administration of Floyd B. Olson, 1933–1936.

High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1

The A4 instrument was provided and managed by the University of California at San Diego, under the direction of Prof. Laurence E. Peterson, in collaboration with the X-ray group at MIT, where the initial A4 data reduction was performed under the direction of Prof. Walter H. G. Lewin.

J. Frederic Voros, Jr.

Voros wrote a children's book about the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints entitled, The Stones of the Temple, along with illustrator Kathleen B. Peterson.

Jake Corman

In early 2008, there was speculation that Corman would make a run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by John E. Peterson; however Corman declined to run.

John B. Peterson

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress.

John Peterson

John E. Peterson (born 1938), American politician from Pennsylvania

Joseph B. Scarnati

In 1996, Scarnati first ran for Pennsylvania's 25th senate district when incumbent Republican State Senator John E. Peterson decided to retire in order to run for congress.

Larry L. Peterson

Dr. Peterson is currently the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science at Princeton, where he also serves as Department Chair and Director of the PlanetLab Consortium.

Laurence E. Peterson

In addition to carrying out numerous experiments using high-altitude balloons, he was principal investigator on several NASA satellite experiments, including one on the OSO 1, one on OSO 3, two on OSO 7, the A4 experiment on HEAO 1, and co-investigator on the The High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment (HEXTE) flown on the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer.

Oscar V. Peterson

After Peterson's death, his widow and children moved from California to Richfield, Idaho.

Paul E. Meehl

In 2005, Donald R. Peterson, a student of Meehl's, published a volume of their correspondence.

Rhymers' Club

Those of the group appearing in these two volumes were: T.W. Rolleston, John Todhunter, W.B. Yeats, Richard Le Gallienne, Lionel Johnson, Arthur Cecil Hillier, Ernest Dowson, Victor Plarr, Ernest Radford, Arthur Symons, G.A. Greene, Edwin J. Ellis, and Ernest Rhys.

Robert O. Peterson

He was a native San Diegan and graduated from Hoover High School in 1933.

He renamed his company Foodmaker in 1960 and sold it in 1967 to Ralston-Purina.

Robert Peterson

Robert O. Peterson (1916–1994), American businessman, founder of Jack in the Box

Sundae

When Ithaca, New York, mayor Carolyn K. Peterson proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers' citizens reiterating that town's claim.

Take a Giant Step

Adapted from an eponymous play by Louis S. Peterson, the film stars Johnny Nash, who would ultimately become more well known for his singing career, including the hit song "I Can See Clearly Now", as the lead character, Spencer "Spence" Scott.

Valyrian languages

For the TV series, linguist David J. Peterson created the High Valyrian language, based on the fragments given in the novels, as well as the derivative language Astapori Valyrian.

Wage Workers Party

Division had been mounting between the regular organization, controlled by Edwin J. Brown, and the left opposition centered around Hermon F. Titus' Seattle Socialist.

Walter Peterson

Walter R. Peterson, Jr. (1922–2011), American realtor, educator, and Republican politician from New Hampshire


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