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Lumière, Louis Jean
(Encyclopedia) Lumière, Louis JeanLumière, Louis Jeanlwē zhäN lümyĕrˈ [key], 1864–1948, and Auguste LumièreLumière, Louis Jeanōgüstˈ [key], 1862–1954, French inventors, brothers. They invented the…Mao Tun
(Encyclopedia) Mao Tun or Mao DunMao Dunmou d&oobreve;nˈ [key], pseud. of She Yen-pingShe Yen-pingshəˈ yĕnˈbĭngˈ [key], 1896–1981, Chinese novelist and Minister of Culture (1949–65). His fiction…Jingdezhen
(Encyclopedia) JingdezhenJingdezhenjĭng-d&oobreve;-jŭn [key] or FowliangFowliangf&oomacr;ˈlyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 294,000), NE Jiangxi prov., China, on the Chang River. It is world…Lee, Tsung-Dao
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Tsung-DaoLee, Tsung-Daodz&oobreve;ngˈ-douˈ lēˈ [key], 1926–, American physicist, b. China, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1950. He was a member (1951–53) of the Institute for…Kennelly, Arthur Edwin
(Encyclopedia) Kennelly, Arthur EdwinKennelly, Arthur Edwinkĕnˈəlē [key], 1861–1939, American electrical engineer, b. Bombay (now Mumbai), India, educated at University College School, London. He was…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: C
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Hu Shih
(Encyclopedia) Hu ShihHu Shihh&oomacr; shŭr [key], 1891–1962, Chinese philosopher and essayist, leading liberal intellectual in the May Fourth Movement (1917–23). He studied under John Dewey at…Chih-i
(Encyclopedia) Chih-iChih-ichēˈ-ē [key], 538–97, Chinese Buddhist scholar and founder of the T'ien-t'ai (in Japan, called Tendai, or Lotus) school of Buddhism. Chih-i produced a conceptual framework…Zhenjiang
(Encyclopedia) ZhenjiangZhenjiangjŭnˈjyängˈ [key] or ChinkiangZhenjiangchĭnˈkyăngˈ, jĭnˈjyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 405,700), S Jiangsu prov., China, a port at the junction of the Grand Canal…Gray, Elisha
(Encyclopedia) Gray, Elisha, 1835–1901, American inventor, b. Barnesville, Ohio. He patented many electrical devices, most of them having to do with the telegraph. His telautograph (1888) for…Trending
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