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Willughby, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Willughby, FrancisWillughby, Franciswĭlˈəbē [key], 1635–72, English naturalist. He is known especially for his early systematic work on birds and fishes, in which he made some of the…Gildas, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Gildas, SaintGildas, Saintgĭlˈdəs [key], d. 570, British historian, possibly a Welsh monk. Shortly before 547 he wrote the De excidio et conquestu Britanniae, a Latin history of…devilfish
(Encyclopedia) devilfish, name applied to the manta ray and to an American species of octopus.Roentgen, Wilhelm Conrad
(Encyclopedia) Roentgen or Röntgen, Wilhelm ConradRoentgen or Röntgen, Wilhelm Conradboth: rĕntˈgĭn, rŭntˈ–, Ger. vĭlˈhĕlm kônˈrät röntˈgən [key], 1845–1923, German physicist. His notable research in…CAT scan
(Encyclopedia) CAT scanCAT scankăt [key] [computerized axial tomography], X-ray technique that allows relatively safe, painless, and rapid diagnosis in previously inaccessible areas of the body; also…Robert Culp Biography
actorBorn: 8/16/30Died: 3/24/2010 (Hollywood Hills, Calif.) Best Known as: actor who played Kelly Robinson in I Spy Veteran actor Robert Culp found fame in…Bragg, Sir William Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Bragg, Sir William Lawrence, 1890–1971, English physicist, b. Adelaide, Australia, educated in Australia and at Trinity College, Cambridge; son of W. H. Bragg. He was professor of…Price, Ray
country music artistBirthplace: Perryville, Tex.Born: 1/12/26Ray, Aldo
(DaRe) actorBirthplace: Pen Argyl, Pa.Born: 1926Died: 1991Raye, Martha
(Margie Yvonne Reed) comedienne, actressBirthplace: Butte, Mont.Born: 1916Died: 1994Trending
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