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Coblentz, William Weber
(Encyclopedia) Coblentz, William WeberCoblentz, William Weberkōˈblĕnts [key], 1873–1962, American physicist, b. North Lima, Ohio, grad. Case School of Applied Science (B.S., 1900) and Cornell (Ph.D…Morgagni, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia) Morgagni, Giovanni BattistaMorgagni, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät–tēsˈtä mōrgäˈnyē [key], 1682–1771, Italian anatomist, called the founder of pathologic anatomy. He was professor of…biofeedback
(Encyclopedia) biofeedback, method for learning to increase one's ability to control biological responses, such as blood pressure, muscle tension, and heart rate. Sophisticated instruments are often…Sutherland, Earl Wilbur
(Encyclopedia) Sutherland, Earl Wilbur, 1915–1974, American pharmacologist and physiologist, b. Burlingame, Kans., M.D., Washington Univ. Medical School, 1942. He was a professor at Washington Univ…Best-Selling Adult Non-fiction Books, 2009
Rank Title Format Author1.Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships Intimacy, And CommitmentHardcover Steve Harvey 2.Glenn Beck's Common Sense…McCulloch v. Maryland
(Encyclopedia) McCulloch v. Maryland, case decided in 1819 by the U.S. Supreme Court, dealing specifically with the constitutionality of a Congress-chartered corporation, and more generally with the…cyanide
(Encyclopedia) cyanidecyanidesīˈənīdˌ [key], chemical compound containing the cyano group, –CN. Cyanides are salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid, HCN) formed by replacing the…Scopes trial
(Encyclopedia) Scopes trial, Tennessee legal case involving the teaching of evolution in public schools. A statute was passed (Mar., 1925) in Tennessee that prohibited the teaching in public schools…paranoia
(Encyclopedia) paranoiaparanoiaprˌənoiˈə [key], in psychology, a term denoting persistent, unalterable, systematized, logically reasoned delusions, or false beliefs, usually of persecution or…January 2021 Current Events: US News
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