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Charles Hard Townes
Charles Hard Townes Born: 1915 Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina Masers—Townes constructed the maser (microwave…Hussein I Biography
Hussein I(King of Jordan)Age: 63 widely admired ruler of Jordan for more than four decades who made peace in the volatile Middle East a priority, establishing good relations between Jordan…Fighter Planes: P-51 Mustang
The most famous and beloved warbird by David Noland P-51D Mustang Specs Length: 32 ft, 3 in. Wingspan: 37 ft Empty weight: 7,125 lbs Max weight: 11,600 lbs Max speed:…Bombers: Boeing B-52
More than fifty years later, it's still flying by David Noland Boeing B-52H Specs Length: 156 ft Wingspan: 185 ft Empty weight: 172,740 lbs Max takeoff weight: 488,000…Julia Phillips 2002 Deaths
Julia PhillipsAge: 57 Oscar-winning producer who lambasted the Hollywood establishment in her 1991 incendiary book, You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again. She won a Best Picture Oscar for…2016 Current Events
/**/ Check out the key news events of 2016. You can search by world news, U.S. news, business, and disaster/science. Angela Merkel (AP Photot/Amel Emric) Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary…Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts…Heidelberg
(Encyclopedia) Heidelberg Heidelberg hīˈdəlbĕrkh [key], city, Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, picturesquely situated…blackbody
(Encyclopedia) blackbody, in physics, an ideal black substance that absorbs all and reflects none of the radiant energy falling on it. Lampblack, or powdered carbon, which reflects less than 2% of…Passenger Planes: Concorde
Its futuristic style and Mach 2 speed made it the darling of the jetset by David Noland Concorde Specs Length: 202 ft Wingspan: 84 ft Empty weight: 173,500 lbs Max fuel…Trending
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