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World Economic Forum
(Encyclopedia) World Economic Forum (WEF), independent international organization that seeks to improve the state of the world by encouraging partnerships between the public and private sectors, est…Milligan, ex parte
(Encyclopedia) Milligan, ex parte, case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1866. By authorization of Congress, President Lincoln in 1863 suspended the writ of habeas corpus in cases where military…Göbekli Tepe
(Encyclopedia) Göbekli Tepe, Neolithic site in SE Turkey, c. 9 mi (15 km) NE of Şanlıurfa, that dates to c.11,000 b.c. or earlier. Although previously known, it was first recognized as a Neolithic…Thouless, David James
(Encyclopedia) Thouless, David James, 1934–2019, British physicist, b. Bearsden, Scotland, Ph.D. Cornell, 1958. He was a professor at the Univ. of Birmingham, England (1965–78), Yale (1979–80), and…Mečiar, Vladimír
(Encyclopedia) Mečiar, Vladimír, 1942–, Slovakian political leader. A member of the Communist party of Czechoslovakia, Mečiar was ousted in 1970 after having supported party reforms following the…Little Boy Blue
Director:Antonio TibaldiWriter:Michael BostonDirector of Photography:Ron HagenMusic:Stewart CopelandProduction Designer:John FrickProducer:Amedeo UrsiniJazz Pictures; R; 107 minutesRe-release…Beseiged
Director/Writer:Bernardo BertolucciFine Line; R; 92 minutesRelease:5/99Cast:Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria Continental drift occurs when worlds are drawn by slow unseen…One Night Stand
Director/Writer/Music: Mike FiggisDirector of Photography:Declan QuinnEditor:John SmithProduction Designer:Waldemar KalinowskiProducers:Mike Figgis, Annie Stewart and Ben MyronNew Line; R;…Thomas Kinsella Biography
Thomas Kinsella poetBorn: 1928Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Considered to be the most experimental of the contemporary Irish poets, Kinsella is credited with bringing the techniques of…Hall effect
(Encyclopedia) Hall effect, experiment that shows the sign of the charge carriers in a conductor. In 1879 E. H. Hall discovered that when he placed a metal strip carrying a current in a magnetic…Trending
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