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Periodic Table Quiz III

Are you ready to unlock the secrets of the universe, one element at a time? Brace yourself for a journey into the heart of matter itself with our Periodic Table Quiz! Here, you'll have the chance to…

Charles Revson Biography

Charles Revsoncosmetics industry executiveBorn: 10/11/1906Birthplace: Boston, Ma. Miffed that he didn't land the plum job of national distributor in the cosmetics firm where he worked, Revson…

Charles Morey Biography

Charles MoreyAge: 82 retired sports director for The Associated Press Broadcast Department; joined AP in 1945 and wrote radio scripts before the department grew to include television; became…

Charles Crichton Biography

Charles CrichtonAge: 89 British film director of The Lavender Hill Mob, among other comedies of the '40s and '50s. Most recently, Crichton was nominated for an Oscar for the farcical 1988…

Charles Goodyear Biography

Charles Goodyear inventor of vulcanized rubberBorn: 12/29/1800Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Early failures in business led him to carry on his experiments into finding a way to prevent rubber…

Charles Handy Biography

Charles Handymanagement educator, writerBorn: 1932Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland After studying at Oxford and becoming a manager at Shell Petroleum from 1956–65, he became an economist in London…

Charles Wiley Biography

Charles WileypublisherBorn: 1782Birthplace: New York City Having opened his own print shop in 1807, he later expanded into publishing and published several well-known New Yorkers, including…

Charles Brown Biography

Charles BrownAge: 76 blues singer and pianist whose smooth, sophisticated style influenced the development of lounge blues. A member of Johnny Moore and the Three Blazers, he sang the hit “…