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James Edward Burke (February 28, 1925 – September 28, 2012) [1] was an American businessman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) from 1976 to 1989, where he worked for forty years. [2] [3] The company's revenue tripled to more than $9 billion under his tenure. [4]
James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer. He was one of the main presenters of the BBC1 science series Tomorrow's World from 1965 to 1971 and created and presented the television series Connections (1978), and its more philosophical sequel The Day the Universe Changed (1985), about the history of science and technology.
The Day the Universe Changed: A Personal View by James Burke is a British documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast on BBC1 from 19 March until 21 May 1985 by the BBC. The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its ...
A Private Cathedral is a novel by American author James Lee Burke, published in 2020.It is part of the Dave Robicheaux series, featuring the character in a complex narrative that blends crime with elements of the supernatural.
Andre Jules Dubus II was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the youngest child of Katherine (Burke) and André Jules Dubus, a Cajun-Irish Catholic family. His two elder siblings are Kathryn and Beth. James Lee Burke is his first cousin. [2] His surname is pronounced "Duh-BYOOSE", with the accent falling on the second syllable, as in "profuse".
However, the investigation becomes much more personal for Dave when his own family comes under threat from an evil sociopath, and he finds himself drowning in a sea of violence, degeneracy and corruption, juxtaposed against the terrible suffering he sees everyday as a result of the hurricane.
James "Jim" Robert Burke (born November 29, 1961, in Sacramento, California) is an American author who resides in San Francisco, California. He taught English at Burlingame High School until 2019, at which point he began teaching at Middle College High School on the College of San Mateo campus.
Burke published a "fast paced crime novel" in 1954, Three Days pass – To Kill. A German edition titled Ami – Go Home! was translated by Dietrich Bogulinski. [13] Burke published a total of 26 works. [14] The manuscript of the novel Of a Strange Woman (1955) is stored in the University of Kentucky Special Collections. [15] [16]