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ruthenium

(Encyclopedia) rutheniumrutheniumr&oomacr;thēˈnēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Ru; at. no. 44; at. wt. 101.07; m.p. about 2,310℃; b.p. about 3,900℃; sp. gr. 12.41 at 20℃; valence…

Nobel's Personal Life

The Question: Was Alfred Nobel married and did he have children? The Answer: No and no. Swedish-born chemist and inventor Alfred Bernhard…

The Claim

Director:Michael WinterbottomWriter:Frank Cottrell BoyceUnited Artists; R; 120 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Wes Bentley, Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich The Claim stakes out select territory in the…

Savior

Director: Peter AntonijevicWriter: Robert Orr116 minutesRelease:11/98Cast: Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Stellan Skarsgard, Natasa Ninkovic, Sergej Trifunovic, Neboisa Glogovac and Vesna…

Ivan Tcherepnin 1998 Deaths

Ivan TcherepninAge: 55 composer who headed Harvard University's Electronic Music Studio for 25 years. Died: April 11, 1998.Telford TaylorR - ZKlaus Tennstedt

Michelle Thomas 1998 Deaths

Michelle ThomasAge: 29 Thomas played Steve Urkel's girlfriend Myra on the television sitcom Family Matters for several years. She also starred in the daytime soap opera The Young and the…

Gail Devers

Gail DeversBorn: Nov. 19, 1966Track & Field won Olympic gold medal in 100 meters in 1992 and '96; world champion in 100 meters (1993) and 100-meter hurdles (1993,95,99); overcame thyroid…

Victoria Tennant Biography

Victoria Tennantactress, screenwriterBorn: 9/30/1953Birthplace: London, England Tennant acted in a number of British plays and films before coming to Hollywood in the 1980s. She appeared in…

Eric Dickerson

Eric DickersonBorn: Sept. 2, 1960Football RB led NFL in rushing 4 times (1983-84,86,88); ran for single-season record 2,105 yards in 1984; NFC Rookie of Year in 1983; All-Pro 5 times; traded…

Mann, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Mann, ThomasMann, Thomastōˈmäs män [key], 1875–1955, German novelist and essayist, the outstanding German novelist of the 20th cent., b. Lübeck; brother of Heinrich Mann. A writer of…