Newcomb
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People
- Anthony NewcombAnthony NewcombAnthony Newcomb is an American musicologist. He was born in New York and studied at the University of California, Berkeley where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1962. He then studied with Gustav Leonhardt in Holland while on a Fulbright Scholarship...
(born 1941), American musicologist - Bernard A. NewcombBernard A. NewcombBernard A. Newcomb is an American businessperson and philanthropist who, along with William A. Porter, founded the online discount stock brokerage firm, E*TRADE.-Early life:...
, American businessperson and philanthropist, co-founder of E*TRADE - Bryant B. NewcombBryant B. NewcombBryant Baxter Newcomb was an American Republican Party politician, who served as Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey and on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:...
(1867-1945), American politician - Carman A. NewcombCarman A. NewcombCarman Adam Newcomb was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge and marshal from Iowa and Missouri.-Biography:...
(1830-1902), American politician, lawyer and judge - Cyrenius A. Newcomb, Sr. (1837-1915), American businessman, reformer, and philanthropist
- Deborah NewcombDeborah NewcombDeborah Newcomb is a Democratic politician who most recently served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010. A representative for one and one half terms, Newcomb lost reelection in 2010 to Casey Kozlowski by 42 votes.-External links:...
, member of the Ohio House of Representatives - George Newcomb (1866-1895), outlaw of the American Old West and member of the Wild Bunch
- Frank NewcombFrank NewcombFrank Hamilton Newcomb was a Commodore in the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Commodore Newcomb was most famous for his heroic actions at the Battle of Cárdenas during the Spanish-American War....
(1846-1934), commodore in the United States Revenue Cutter Service - Harvey NewcombHarvey NewcombHarvey Newcomb was an American clergyman and writer.He was born in Thetford, Vermont. He removed to western New York in 1818, engaged in teaching for eight years, and from 1826 till 1831 edited several journals, of which the last was the Christian Herald.For the ten following years he was engaged...
(1803-1863), American clergyman and writer - Horatio C. NewcombHoratio C. NewcombHoratio C. Newcomb was an attorney and judge from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.-Early life:Newcomb was born in Wellsborough, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. At some point the family moved to Cortland County, New York and in 1833 the family moved to Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana...
(1821-1882), American attorney, judge, and politician - James Pearson NewcombJames Pearson NewcombJames Pearson Newcomb was a journalist and Secretary of State of Texas. He was a Republican. Appointed by Governor Edmund J. Davis, he served between January 1, 1870 and January 17, 1874....
(1837-1907), journalist and Secretary of State of Texas - John Lloyd NewcombJohn Lloyd NewcombJohn Lloyd Newcomb was an American educator. He served as the second president of the University of Virginia, ascending to the position after the death of Edwin Alderman...
(1881-1954), American educator - Josephine Louise NewcombJosephine Louise NewcombJosephine Louise Newcomb, born Josephine Le Monnier , was the philanthropist whose donations led to the founding of Newcomb College at Tulane University.-External links:...
(1816-1901), philanthropist whose grant founded H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College - Rexford NewcombRexford NewcombRexford G. Newcomb was an American academician, architect, and author.-Published works:*Mediterranean Domestic Architecture for the United States, Acanthus Press, October 1999...
(1886-1968), American academician, architect, and author - Richard NewcombRichard NewcombRichard F. Newcomb, a graduate of Rutgers College, served as a wartime naval correspondent during World War II and received a Purple Heart. He is a retired news editor of the Associated Press and the author of six books, including Abandon Ship!, Savo, and Iwo Jima. He has been called "one of the...
, American war correspondent - Robert NewcombRobert NewcombRobert Newcomb is the author of a series of fantasy books published by Del Rey books. The books are:In The Chronicles of Blood and Stone*The Fifth Sorceress *The Gates of Dawn *The Scrolls of the Ancients...
, fantasy writer - Ronda StormsRonda StormsRonda R. Storms is a member of the Senate of the U.S. state of Florida. Affiliated with the Republican Party, she has represented the 10th District since 2006....
(born Ronda Rehnell Newcomb), US politician - Simon NewcombSimon NewcombSimon Newcomb was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. Though he had little conventional schooling, he made important contributions to timekeeping as well as writing on economics and statistics and authoring a science fiction novel.-Early life:Simon Newcomb was born in the town of...
(1835-1909), Canadian astronomer and mathematician - William NewcombWilliam NewcombWilliam Newcomb , a professor and theoretical physicist at the University of California's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, is best known as the creator of Newcomb's paradox, devised in 1960...
(died 1999), professor and theoretical physicist who devised Newcomb's paradoxNewcomb's paradoxNewcomb's paradox, also referred to as Newcomb's problem, is a thought experiment involving a game between two players, one of whom purports to be able to predict the future. Whether the problem is actually a paradox is disputed.... - Wesley NewcombWesley NewcombWesley Newcomb was an American Physician and malacologist specializing in land snails.-Life:Wesley Newcomb was born in New York 20 October 1808. His father was physician Simon Newcomb...
(1818-1892), American malacologist (studier of mollusks)
Places
Antarctica- Newcomb BayNewcomb BayNewcomb Bay is a sheltered bay about 1 mile in extent, between Clark Peninsula and Bailey Peninsula in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from U.S. Navy Operation Highjump aerial photographs taken in February 1947. In February 1957, Willis L. Tressler, oceanographer, led a party from the USS...
Australia
- Newcomb, VictoriaNewcomb, VictoriaNewcomb is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.The Post Office opened on 2 July 1962 as the suburb developed.The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Bellarine Football League....
, a residential suburb
United States
- Newcomb Township, Champaign County, IllinoisNewcomb Township, Champaign County, IllinoisNewcomb Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,004.-Geography:Newcomb Township covers an area of . Illinois Route 47 crosses the township from north to south. U.S. Route 136 forms the northern boundary...
- Newcomb, MarylandNewcomb, MarylandNewcomb is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
, an unincorporated community - Newcomb, New MexicoNewcomb, New MexicoNewcomb is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Newcomb is located at ....
, a census-designated place- Newcomb High SchoolNewcomb High SchoolNewcomb High School is a public high school in Newcomb, New Mexico . Newcomb High is a part of the Central Consolidated School District along with Kirtland Central High School and Shiprock High School...
- Newcomb High School
- Newcomb, New YorkNewcomb, New YorkNewcomb is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census.The Town of Newcomb is at the west border of the county. It is southwest of Plattsburgh, southwest of Burlington, VT, northeast of Utica, NY, north-northeast of Albany, NY, and ...
, a town - Newcomb, TennesseeNewcomb, TennesseeNewcomb is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee.-History:Newcomb formed in the 19th century as the location of a railroad station on the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad . A post office was established in Newcomb in 1883. It is still in operation, with assigned zip code...
, an unincorporated community
Outer space
- Newcomb (lunar crater)Newcomb (lunar crater)Newcomb is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged Montes Taurus mountain range, to the east of the Mare Serenitatis. It lies to the northeast of the prominent crater Römer, and north-northwest of Macrobius....
, named after Simon Newcomb - Newcomb (Martian crater)
Other uses
- Newcomb PotteryNewcomb PotteryNewcomb Pottery, also called Newcomb College Pottery, was a brand of American Arts & Crafts pottery produced from 1895 to 1940. The company grew out of the pottery program at H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, the women's' college now associated with Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana...
, a brand of American Art Nouveau pottery - USS Newcomb (DD-586)USS Newcomb (DD-586)USS Newcomb was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Commodore Frank H. Newcomb of the United States Revenue Cutter Service, Congressional Gold Medal recipient from the Spanish-American War.Newcomb was laid down 19 March 1943 by...
, a U.S. Navy World War II destroyer, named for Frank Newcomb - Newcomb ballNewcomb ballNewcomb ball 1 is a ball game played as a variation of volleyball....
, a ball game that is a variation of volleyball