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Bresson, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Bresson, RobertBresson, Robertrôbĕrˈ brĕsôNˈ [key], 1901–99, French film director and scriptwriter, b. Bromont-Lamottie, France. Bresson's films tend to be austere, unadorned, and…Biographies: D - F
David DaleMarcus DalyThomas DanforthHerbert Joseph DavenportEdward DavyCharles Gates DawesGerard DebreuJohn DeereAmasa DelanoOscar de la RentaWarren de la RueMichael DellWilliam Edwards…Gaul, Alfred Robert
(Encyclopedia) Gaul, Alfred RobertGaul, Alfred Robertgôl [key], 1837–1913, English composer. He wrote numerous cantatas, of which The Holy City (1882) is most famous.Scientists: Applied Sciences and Technology
Agriculturalists, computer scientists, electrical engineers, engineers, and inventors Related Links Computers and the Internet Inventions and Discoveries Inventors Hall of Fame…Progressive party
(Encyclopedia) Progressive party, in U.S. history, the name of three political organizations, active, respectively, in the presidential elections of 1912, 1924, and 1948. At Philadelphia in…A Pill with a Purpose
A team of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, led by S. George Djorgovski, may have glimpsed the dawn of our universe. In Aug. 2001, this team reported that it had spotted the “…An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Director:Alan SmitheeWriter:Joe EszterhasDirector of Photography:Reynaldo VillalobosEditors:Marcus Manton and Jim LangloisMusic:Chuck D and Gary G-WizProduction Designer:David L.…Robert's Rules of Order
(Encyclopedia) Robert's Rules of Order: see parliamentary law; Robert, Henry Martyn.Robert, Henry Martyn
(Encyclopedia) Robert, Henry Martyn, 1837–1923, American military engineer, b. Robertville, S.C., grad. West Point, 1857. He is best known as the author of a book on parliamentary law, Pocket Manual…Stephenson, George
(Encyclopedia) Stephenson, George, 1781–1848, British engineer, noted as a locomotive builder. He learned to read and write in night school at the age of 18, while working in a colliery. He…Trending
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