Lloyd H. Conover, a chemist whose breakthrough invention of one of the most effective and widely prescribed antibiotics, tetracycline, led to a whole new approach to developing such drugs, died on Saturday in St .Petersburg, Fla.
In New York, Venus and Serena will be on the opening night stage, each playing after the ceremony to honor Althea Gibson on the 50th anniversary of one of her breakthroughs: She was the first black woman to win the United States Open title.
In 1998 Manchester University and the City of Manchester celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of the scientific breakthroughs that define the modern era – the world's first electronic stored-program computer.
It gives an excellent account of an unfolding story of scientific, political and social interest". "Ambassador Loeckx tells with passion and vigor the story of one of the great breakthroughs in medicine: the containment of HIV that has saved millions of lives.
The world stands at the cusp of one of the greatest breakthroughs in information technology.
The US president has tasked Kushner with the ambitious goal of laying the groundwork for what he calls the "ultimate deal", but deep divisions remain, clouding chances of a significant breakthrough in one of the longest Middle East crises.
His enthusiasm has fueled hopes of a genuine breakthrough with one of the world's most reclusive regimes, even as it has unnerved those who are suspicious of North Korea's intentions.
His tastes are eclectic, his skill-set vast: he can move confidently between witty romps (such as his 1996 breakthrough, Irma Vep, one of the cleverest of all films about film-making, or the techno-thriller Demonlover) and lavish, patient period pieces (Les Destinées Sentimentales) or slow-burn emotional studies (Summer Hours).
His 1944 oratorio, "The Prairie" (a setting of Carl Sandburg's epic poem), was not only a personal breakthrough but one of the most important American works of its time.
