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Smalley, Richard Errett
(Encyclopedia) Smalley, Richard Errett, 1943–2005, American chemist, b. Akron, Ohio, Ph.D. Princeton, 1973. He was a professor at Rice Univ. in Houston, Tex., from 1976 until his death in 2005.…pudding
(Encyclopedia) pudding. Early writers on cookery class puddings and dumplings together. The earliest puddings were boiled in a bag or cloth. Later they were placed in a buttered bowl, covered with a…Puri
(Encyclopedia) PuriPurip&oomacr;ˈrē [key], town (1991 pop. 125,199), Odisha (Orissa) state, E central India, on the Bay of Bengal. The life of the town centers around the cult of Juggernaut (…Ayutthaya
(Encyclopedia) Ayutthaya Ayutthaya äy&oomacr;tīˈə [key], or Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya prä näkônˈ sē [key], city, capital of…Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
(Encyclopedia) Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic or Naxçivan Autonomous RepublicNaxçivan Autonomous Republicnäkˌchĭvänˈ [key], autonomous republic (1990 est. pop. 310,000), 2,124 sq mi (5,501 sq km), an…flour
(Encyclopedia) flour, finely ground, usually sifted, meal of grain, such as wheat, rye, corn, rice, or buckwheat. Flour is also made from potatoes, peas, beans, peanuts, etc. Usually it refers to the…The National Football League Drops the Ball
In 2014, the NFL fumbles on issues of domestic violence and more. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Related Links NFL Team Profiles Biography of Ray Rice…Curl, Robert Floyd, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Curl, Robert Floyd, Jr., 1933–, American chemist, b. Alice, Tex., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1957. Curl has been a professor at Rice Univ. in Houston, Tex., since 1958. In…Gilan
(Encyclopedia) Gilan or Ghilan Gilan both: gēlänˈ [key], province, 14,709 sq mi (38,106 sq km), NW Iran, bounded in…Green Revolution
(Encyclopedia) Green Revolution, term referring mainly to dramatic increases in cereal-grain yields in many developing countries beginning in the late 1960s, due largely to use of genetically…Trending
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