Egon Spengler a room for hours and gradually raising the temperature. A positive test involved a girl in a room with dozens of stuffed animals and a puppy. He was the first person Dana Barrett contacted when her baby carriage took off by itself. Egon recommended bringing in Ray, and they both performed a physical exam on Dana's son Oscar. Egon, along with Peter and Ray were later arrested after digging a large hole under First Avenue as part of their paranormal investigations to help Dana. During the course of their trial they were found guilty of willful destruction of public property,
Joseph J. Spengler Interpretations, Past and Present" has the dedication: To Dorothy Kress Spengler, my wife, companion, and co-worker for fifty years In 2004, the History of Economics Society established the annual Joseph J. Spengler Prize for the best book published on the history of economics. Joseph J. Spengler Joseph John Spengler (19 November 1902 – 2 January 1991) was an American economist, statistician, and historian of economic thought. A recipient of the 1951 John Frederick Lewis Award of the American Philosophical Society and the 1981 Distinguished Fellow Award from the History of Economics Society, he was Professor Emeritus of Economics at Duke