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Albert Belle Biography
Albert BelleBorn: August 25, 1966Baseball OF tremendous hitter and stupendous troublemaker; in strike-shortened 1995 season, became first player in major league history to hit 50 homers and…Gertrude Belle Elion
Gertrude Belle Elion Born: 1918Birthplace: New York City 6-MercaptopurineâElion synthesized the leukemia-fighting drug 6-mercaptopurine. Her other developments were drugs used to block organ…Marion Bell Biography
Marion Bellsinger, actressBorn: 1919Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri An acclaimed light opera singer most active during the 1940's, she appeared on stage as Fiona MacLaren in the original…glockenspiel
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Glockenspiel glockenspielglockenspielglŏkˈənspēl [key] [Ger.,=bell-play], percussion instrument. The medieval glockenspiel was a sort of miniature carillon (see bell),…monitorial system
(Encyclopedia) monitorial system, method of elementary education devised by British educators Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Bell during the 19th cent. to furnish schooling to the underprivileged even…Mathews, Max Vernon
(Encyclopedia) Mathews, Max Vernon, 1926–2011, American engineer known as the father of computer music, b. Columbus, Nebr., grad. California Institute of Technology (B.S., 1950), Massachusetts…campanile
(Encyclopedia) campanilecampanilekămpənēˈlē, Ital. kämpänēˈlā [key], Italian form of bell tower, constructed chiefly during the Middle Ages. Built in connection with a church or a town hall, it…kremlin
(Encyclopedia) kremlinkremlinkrĕmˈlĭn [key], Rus. kreml, citadel or walled center of several Russian cities; the most famous is in Moscow. During the Middle Ages, the kremlin served as an…Temple, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Temple, city (1990 pop. 46,109), Bell co., central Tex.; inc. 1882. In a rich blackland region, Temple has grain and textile mills, railroad shops, and plants that make computer…mute
(Encyclopedia) mutemutemy&oomacr;t [key], in music, device designed to diminish uniformly the loudness of a musical instrument. For example, a trumpet mute is cone-shaped and fits into the…Trending
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