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Hounsfield, Sir Godfrey Newbold
(Encyclopedia) Hounsfield, Sir Godfrey Newbold, 1919–2004, British electrical engineer. A radar expert for the Royal Air Force during World War II, in the 1950s Hounsfield began developing computer…Moskenstraumen
(Encyclopedia) MoskenstraumenMoskenstraumenmôskˈənstrouˌmən [key] or MaelstromMaelstrommālˈstrəm [key], tidewater whirlpool in the Lofoten Islands, NW Norway. Formed when tidal currents flow through…Penzias, Arno Allan
(Encyclopedia) Penzias, Arno Allan, 1933–, German-American physicist, b. Munich, Germany, Ph.D. Columbia Univ., 1962. He fled Nazi Germany with his family and after finishing school began work at…Allan Byron SWIFT, Congress, WA (1935)
SWIFT Allan Byron , a Representative from Washington; born in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., September 12, 1935; attended the Pierce County public schools; graduated from Lincoln High School,…Chilton ALLAN, Congress, KY (1786-1858)
ALLAN Chilton , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Albemarle County, Va., April 6, 1786; moved with his mother to Winchester, Clark County, Ky., in 1797; attended the common schools, and…Allan BENNY, Congress, NJ (1867-1942)
BENNY Allan , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 12, 1867; attended the public schools of Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1889…Quiz: Edgar Allan Poe's Life and Times
Are you fascinated by the eerie tales and mysterious life of Edgar Allan Poe? Do you savor every shiver that runs down your spine as you delve into his dark and macabre works? If so, you've come to…Krutch, Joseph Wood
(Encyclopedia) Krutch, Joseph WoodKrutch, Joseph Woodkr&oobreve;ch [key], 1893–1970, American author, editor, and teacher, b. Knoxville, Tenn., grad. Univ. of Tennessee, 1915, Ph.D. Columbia,…Adler, Cyrus
(Encyclopedia) Adler, CyrusAdler, Cyrusădˈlər [key], 1863–1940, American Jewish educator, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1883, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1887. He taught Semitic languages at Johns Hopkins…Sandage, Allan Rex
(Encyclopedia) Sandage, Allan Rex, 1926–2010, American astronomer, b. Iowa City, Iowa, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1953. He was a graduate student under Walter Baade and an assistant to…Trending
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