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The National Inventors Hall of Fame

The Inventors Hall of Fame, located in Akron, Ohio, was established in 1973 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations, now the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,…

U.S. Opera Companies

American Musical Theatre of San Jose: Stewart Slater, pres.1717 Technology DriveSan Jose, Calif. 95110–1305(408) 453–7100Arizona Opera Company: Joel Revzen, art. dir.3501 N. Mountain Ave.…

Entertainment News from July 1998

1The nuptial we've been anticipating for what seems like forever, finally takes place. Barbra Streisand and James Brolin tie the knot in an ultra-private ceremony at the bride's Malibu home.…

The 2006 Class of Inductees

Herman Affel, 1893–1972, and Lloyd Espenschied, 1889–1986, Coaxial cable. The coaxial cable made it possible to carry thousands of simultaneous phone calls on long distance circuits. Karl…

glass

(Encyclopedia) glass, hard substance, usually brittle and transparent, composed chiefly of silicates and an alkali fused at high temperature. Glass has become invaluable in modern architecture,…

Democracy and Education

by Booker T. Washington Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is said that the strongest chain is no stronger than its weakest link. In the Southern part of our country there are…