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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.
Burke was born in Rutland, Vermont, on February 28, 1925, to James Burke, a former marble salesman turned insurance salesman, [11] and Mary Barnett Burke, [12] a homemaker. [10] He was raised middle-class in the small town of Slingerlands, New York, near Albany. [13] [14] Multiple members of his family were later successful in business.
James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, the largest cash robbery in American history at the time. He was believed to be responsible for the deaths of those involved in the months after ...
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.
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 ...
The Jane Schaffer method is a formula for essay writing that is taught in some U.S. middle schools and high schools.Developed by a San Diego teacher named Jane Schaffer, who started offering training and a 45-day curriculum in 1995, it is intended to help students who struggle with structuring essays by providing a framework.
Dave Robicheaux, former officer for the New Orleans Police Department and before that a U.S. Army infantry lieutenant who fought in the Vietnam War, [1] works as sheriff's deputy in New Iberia, Louisiana.
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]