`` The man was bent over with his hand on his stomach '', Berry said.

The Atanasoff – Berry Computer ( ABC ) was the first electronic digital computing device.

The ABC was built by Dr. Atanasoff and graduate student Clifford Berry in the basement of the physics building at Iowa State College during 1939 – 42.

The memory of the Atanasoff – Berry Computer was a pair of drums, each containing 1600 capacitors that rotated on a common shaft once per second.

Although the Atanasoff – Berry Computer was an important step up from earlier calculating machines, it was not able to run entirely automatically through an entire problem.

The case was legally resolved on October 19, 1973 when U. S. District Judge Earl R. Larson held the ENIAC patent invalid, ruling that the ENIAC derived many basic ideas from the Atanasoff – Berry Computer.

One well-known story ( quoted in Berry, page 261 ) was that he saw the change of direction of a wind vane on a boat on the Thames, caused not by an alteration of the wind itself, but by a change of course of the boat relative to the wind direction.

Berinthia " Berry " Berenson Perkins ( April 14, 1948 – September 11, 2001 ) was an American photographer, actress, and model.

Then the king came to the Haye in Touraine and his men had passed the river of Loire, some at the bridge of Orléans and some at Meung, at Saumur, at Blois, and at Tours and whereas they might: they were in number a twenty thousand men of arms beside other ; there were a twenty-six dukes and earls ( Counts ) and more than sixscore banners, and the four sons of the king, who were but young, the duke Charles of Normandy, the lord Louis, that was from thenceforth duke of Anjou, and the lord John duke of Berry, and the lord Philip, who was after duke of Burgoyne ".

Nelson collapsed into the arms of Captain Edward Berry and was carried below.

On 5 August, Leander was despatched to Cadiz with messages for Earl St. Vincent carried by Captain Edward Berry.

He was presented the award along with BMI affiliates Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

" By the end of the following year he had taken up the ukelele and tea-chest bass and begun to participate in skiffle sessions with friends, and had started to play the piano ; meanwhile his stage presentation of numbers by both Presley and Chuck Berry — complete with gyrations in tribute to the original artists — to his local Wolf Cub group was described as " mesmerizing ... like someone from another planet.

In 1939, John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford E. Berry of Iowa State University developed the Atanasoff – Berry Computer ( ABC ), The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was the world's first electronic digital computer.

William Jan Berry ( born in Los Angeles, California April 3, 1941 ; died March 26, 2004 ), was the son of aeronautical engineer William L. Berry ( born December 7, 1909 in The Bronx, NY ; died December 19, 2004 in Camarillo, California ), who had been project manager of the " Spruce Goose " and flew on its only flight with Howard Hughes, and Clara Lorentze Mustad Berry ( born September 2, 1919 in Bergen, Norway ; died July 9, 2009 ).

After being inspired by a poster featuring a local, Hollywood burlesque performer Virginia Lee Hicks, who was then performing as Jennie Lee, the " Bazoom Girl ", at the New Follies Burlesk at 548 S. Main St, Los Angeles, Ginsburg wrote a tribute song " Jennie Lee " that he brought to Berry and Torrence.

After weeks of practice, Berry, Ginsburg, and Torrence planned to record a demo recording in Berry's garage, but Torrance was conscripted into the United States Army Reserve forcing Berry and Ginsburg to record " Jennie Lee " without Torrence, with Berry's friend and fellow University High student Donald J. Altfeld ( born March 18, 1940 in Los Angeles, California ) " belting out the rhythm on a children's metal high chair ".

By September 6, 1958, Jan & Arnie's third and final single, " The Beat That Can't Be Beat " backed with " I Love Linda " ( Arwin 113 ), again composed by the Berry, Ginsburg, and Altfeld team, was released.

By this time, Berry was co-writing, arranging, and producing all of Jan and Dean's original material.

In order to enter at a talent competition at University High School, Berry and Torrence helped form a doo-wop group known as " The Barons " ( named after their high school's Hi-Y club, where they were members ), which comprised fellow University High students William " Chuck " Steele ( lead singer ), Arnold P. " Arnie " Ginsburg ( born November 19, 1939 ) ( 1st tenor ), Wallace S. " Wally " Yagi ( born 20 July 1940 ) ( 2nd tenor ), John ' Sagi " Seligman ( 2nd tenor ), with Berry singing bass, and Torrence providing falsetto.

Louis Auguste de France, who was given the title Duc de Berry at birth, was born in the Palace of Versailles.

Sand was born in Paris but raised for much of her childhood by her grandmother, Marie Aurore de Saxe, Madame Dupin de Francueil, at her grandmother's estate, Nohant, in the French province of Berry ( See House of George Sand ).

Three years later, in 1778, Charles's second son, Charles Ferdinand, was born and was given the title of a Duke of Berry.

He was born in the Castle of Rivoli in Piedmont, he was the only child of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry.

* Lea Michele ( born 1986 ), actress best known for starring in the Fox TV show Glee as Rachel Berry.

* Halle Berry ( born 1966 ), American actress

Cochran was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, the son of Emma Grace ( née Berry ) and William Holmes Cochran, a teacher and school principal, respectively.

Berry Gordy, Jr. ( born November 28, 1929 ) is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.

Berry Gordy, Jr. ( born in Detroit, Michigan ) was the seventh of eight children ( Fuller, Esther, Anna, Loucye, George, Gwen, Berry and Robert ), born to the middle-class family of Berry Gordy II ( a. k. a. Berry Gordy, Sr .) and Bertha Fuller Gordy ( 1899 – 1975 ), who had relocated to Detroit from Milledgeville, Georgia, in 1922.

In 1710, his eldest ( and favourite ) surviving daughter Louise Élisabeth d ' Orléans married her first cousin Charles, Duke of Berry ; he was a son of the Dauphin and thus outranked Philippe and his wife ; this meant that Louise Élisabeth took precedence over her parents.

frontman Michael Stipe's parents and former drummer Bill Berry

Hill has written in his bestselling memoir Black Berry, Sweet Juice of how his parents — social activist Donna Hill and social scientist / public servant Daniel G. Hill — met, married, left the United States the day after they married in 1953 in Washington, D. C., and raised a family in Toronto.

Influenced by his parents ' collection of jazz and blues records, it was the advent of rock and roll that sparked his interest, and guitarists such as Chuck Berry and Scotty Moore provided his inspiration.

At the time the Pampers Easy Ups were introduced, there was a controversy going on between pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton and syndicated columnist and best-selling author of books for parents, John Rosemond.

As both of their parents were deceased, Madeleine and her elder sister Anne shared extensive properties in Auvergne, Clermont, Berry, Castres, and Louraguais.

During the spring semester of 2012, " Smokey III " appeared at Congregation Beth Yeshurun Synagogue in Houston, Texas to honor the Berry Family who tragically lost two parents in a car accident in July 2011.

The corps at this time was financially sound, having a strong parents ' support group and corporate sponsorship from Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and the Anaheim Angels.

Irish traditional music stylists include John and Pip Murphy, Noel Battle, Austin Berry, James Conway, Andy Irvine, Mick Kinsella, Brendan Power, Joel Bernstein, Don Meade, Paul Moran, Tom Byrne and Rick Epping.

* 1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.

The film also featured such acts as The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Gerry & the Pacemakers, James Brown, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and The Beach Boys ( whose sequence was later cut from the film, due to contract issues ).

Performers included Chuck Berry, Tommy James and headliner Bob Hope.

Rock-n-Roll emerged in the mid-50s as the teen music of choice with Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, James Brown, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin, Ritchie Valens, Duane Eddy, Eddie Cochran, Brenda Lee, Bobby Vee, Connie Frances, Johnny Mathis, Neil Sedaka, Pat Boone and Ricky Nelson being notable exponents.

* Good Company: The Story of Scottish and Newcastle, Berry Ritchie and Susannah May, James & James ( Publishers ) Ltd ( Sep 1999 ), ISBN 0-907383-08-4

* James Henderson Berry, Arkansas Politician

Berryville was founded by local settler Blackburn Henderson Berry in 1850 ; his nephew James Henderson Berry would become the fourteenth Governor of Arkansas in 1883.

* James Henderson Berry

This resulted in a visit by Governor James Rolph in March 1932, numerous visits by Hollywood celebrities including Bebe Daniels, Wallace Berry, Rochelle Hudson and others, and visits by famous aviators including Amelia Earhart.

According to the state charter, the founding fathers were James Berry, James McArthur & Henry Walker.

Berry was a nephew of James Taylor Jr., founder of Newport, Kentucky.

In 1774 the Rees family hired James Barry ( or Jimmy Berry ) to manage the inn, which henceforth became known as " Berry's Tavern ".

Lumbering and cattle raising were the chief industries until James E. Berry helped establish a drainage system to make rice a major crop.

Neither of their singles reached mainstream success and the group eventually settled as background session vocalists for the label's star acts, including Chuck Berry, Etta James and Diddley.

The first artists to be honoured are Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.

Though she continued to perform, little was heard of Etta James until 1987 when she was seen performing " Rock & Roll Music " with Chuck Berry on his " Hail!

In July 1959, a group called ' The Ecuadors ' " who, according to Fuqua, really were the Moonglows ( which included Gaye and James )" reportedly recorded at Chess singing backgrounds for Chuck Berry.

In the 1950s, Chess Records ' commercial success grew with artists such as Little Walter, The Moonglows, The Flamingos, and Chuck Berry, and in the ' 60s with Etta James, Fontella Bass, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Laura Lee, and Tommy Tucker, as well as with the subsidiary labels Checker, Argo, and Cadet.

* Cholmondeley Award: James Berry, Sujata Bhatt, Michael Hulse, Derek Mahon

Starring James Earl Jones, Diahann Carroll, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Claudine was written by Lester Pine and Tina Pine, and directed by John Berry.

Speakers included James Lovelock, George Wald, Mary Catherine Bateson, Lewis Thomas, John Todd, Donald Michael, Christopher Bird, Thomas Berry, Michael Cohen, and William Fields.