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panda

(Encyclopedia) panda, name for two unrelated nocturnal Asian mammals of the order Carnivora, red pandas, genus Ailurus, and the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca. Red pandas, also known as lesser…

lepton

(Encyclopedia) leptonleptonlĕpˈtŏnˌ [key] [Gr.,=light (i.e., lightweight)], class of elementary particles that includes the electron and its antiparticle, the muon and its antiparticle, the tau and…

TV Review: Get Real

FoxWednesday 9:00–10:00 p.m.Cast:Debrah Farentino, Jon Tenney, Anne Hathaway, Eric Olsen, Jesse Eisenberg, and Christina Pickles Finally, a realistic portrait of contemporary family life,…

Elisha Graves Otis Biography

Elisha Graves Otis Born: 1811Birthplace: Halifax, Vt. Improvement in hoisting apparatus—Otis built the first modern passenger elevator which used his invention of a safety device which…

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmosactor, producerBorn: 2/24/1947Birthplace: Los Angeles After a short stint as a rock singer, Olmos gained critical attention for his role in the musical Zoot Suit (1978–80). For his…