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Brewer's: Keys

(See St. Sitha) Keys of stables and cowhouses have not unfrequently, even at the present day, a stone with a hole through it and a piece of horn attached to the handle. This is a relic…

MacDiarmid, Alan Graham

(Encyclopedia) MacDiarmid, Alan Graham, 1927–2007, American chemist, b. Masterton, New Zealand, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1953, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1955. MacDiarmid was on the faculty at the…

Alanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Alanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st ViscountAlanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscountălˈənbr&oobreve;kˌ [key], 1883–1963, British general. He entered the field artillery in…

Lomax, Alan

(Encyclopedia) Lomax, Alan: see under Lomax, John Avery.

Shirakawa, Hideki

(Encyclopedia) Shirakawa, Hideki, 1936–, Japanese chemist, Ph.D. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1966. Shirakawa was a research assistant at the Tokyo Institute of Technology from 1966 to 1979. He…

Timeline of Key Events in Cuban History

World > International Relations These are key dates in Cuban history, from Columbus's arrival in 1492 to the present. 1492 Christopher Columbus arrives in Cuba and claims the territory for…

Bates, Alan

actorBirthplace: Allestree, EnglandBorn: 1934Died: 2003

Thicke, Alan

actor, composerBirthplace: Kirland Lake, Ont., CanadaBorn: 3/1/47