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Young's modulus
(Encyclopedia) Young's modulus [for Thomas Young], number representing (in pounds per square inch or dynes per square centimeter) the ratio of stress to strain for a wire or bar of a given substance…Young Turks
(Encyclopedia) Young Turks: see Ottoman Empire.Hulse, Russell Alan
(Encyclopedia) Hulse, Russell Alan, 1950–, American astrophysicist, b., New York City, Ph.D. Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975. Hulse was a researcher at the Princeton's plasma physics laboratory…Campbell, Mrs. Patrick
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Mrs. Patrick, 1865–1940, English actress, whose maiden name was Beatrice Stella Tanner. Remembered today for her association with G. B. Shaw, she was an actress of great…Daryal
(Encyclopedia) DaryalDaryaldäryălˈ, Rus. dəryälˈ [key] or DarielDaryaldărēĕlˈ [key], pass, c.3,950 ft (1,204 m) high, N Georgia, in the central Greater Caucasus Mts. below Mt. Kazbek. Situated above…Alan Lomax 2002 Deaths
Alan LomaxAge: 87 folk-music collector, writer, and disc jockey, who, in addition to discovering Woodie Guthrie, Jelly Roll Morton, and Muddy Waters, preserved the folk tradition and inspired…Alan Mixon 1997 Deaths
Alan Mixon television and stage actor Best known for his work on the stage, Mixon appeared in the Off-Broadway premiere of Tennessee William's Sweet Bird of Youth as well as Broadway's…Alan Hovhaness 2000 Deaths
Alan HovhanessAge: 89 prolific composer who wrote nearly 500 orchestral, choral, and chamber works. His influences ranged from the eruption of Mount St. Helens to Asian harmonies to sacred…Alan Shepard 1998 Deaths
Alan ShepardAge: 74 the first American in space and one of only 12 Americans to walk on the moon.Died: July 21, 1998.Cliff ShawR - ZMoshe ShererAlan Greenspan, 1998 News
chairman of the Federal Reserve, has been frequently in the news during a year marked by a heavily weakened global economy. The Fed lowered interest rates twice in October in a move to…Trending
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