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(Encyclopedia) Huy Huy üēˈ [key], Du. Hoie, commune, Liège prov., E Belgium, on the Meuse…Hoie
(Encyclopedia) Hoie: see Huy, Belgium.Liège, province, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) LiègeLiègelyĕzh [key], Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, province (1991 pop. 999,646), 1,526 sq mi (3,952 sq km), E Belgium, bordering on Germany in the east. The chief cities are Liège (the…Hicks, Sir John Richard
(Encyclopedia) Hicks, Sir John Richard, 1904–89, British economist, grad. Balliol College, Oxford, 1931. He was a professor at the Univ. of Manchester (1938–46) before joining the faculty of Oxford (…photoelectric effect
(Encyclopedia) photoelectric effect, emission of electrons by substances, especially metals, when light falls on their surfaces. The effect was discovered by H. R. Hertz in 1887. The failure of the…Hoffmann, Roald
(Encyclopedia) Hoffmann, Roald, 1937–, American chemist, b. Złoczów, Poland (now Zolochiv, Ukraine), Ph.D. Harvard, 1962. After receiving his degree and working with Robert Woodward at Harvard (1962–…Kakutani, Shizuo
(Encyclopedia) Kakutani, Shizuo, 1911–2004, Japanese mathematician, b. Osaka, Japan, grad. Tohoko Univ, Ph.D. Princeton, 1941. Kakutani repatriated to Japan during World War II, but returned to…Isozaki, Arata
(Encyclopedia) Isozaki, ArataIsozaki, Arataäräˈtä ēˌsōzäˈkē [key], 1931–, Japanese architect, b. Oita. One of his nation's most important contemporary architects, he has an international reputation…Brewer's: French Leave
To take French leave. To take without asking leave or giving any equivalent. The allusion is to the French soldiers, who in their invasions take what they require, and never wait to ask…complexity
(Encyclopedia) complexity, in science, field of study devoted to the process of self-organization. The basic concept of complexity is that all things tend to organize themselves into patterns, e.g.,…Trending
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