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Somers, John Somers, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Somers, John Somers or Sommers, BaronSomers, John Somers or Sommers, Baronsŭmˈərz [key], 1651–1716, English jurist and statesman. In the Glorious Revolution he secured Parliament's…serial music
(Encyclopedia) serial music, the body of compositions whose fundamental syntactical reference is a particular ordering (called series or row) of the twelve pitch classes—C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G…Bardeen, John
(Encyclopedia) Bardeen, JohnBardeen, Johnbärdēnˈ [key], 1908–91, American physicist, b. Madison, Wis., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin (B.S. 1928, M.S. 1929), Ph.D. Princeton, 1936. He was a research…mahogany
(Encyclopedia) mahogany, common name for the Meliaceae, a widely distributed family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees, often having scented wood. The valuable hardwood called mahogany is obtained…Moog, Robert Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Moog, Robert ArthurMoog, Robert Arthurmōg [key], 1934–2005, American electronic engineer, inventor of the Moog synthesizer, b. New York City, grad. Queens College (B.S, 1957), Columbia…Manzoni, Alessandro
(Encyclopedia) Manzoni, AlessandroManzoni, Alessandroälās-sänˈdrō mändzôˈnē [key], 1785–1873, Italian novelist and poet. Taken in his youth to Paris by his mother in 1805, Manzoni embraced the deism…Cameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen
(Encyclopedia) Cameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen or EvanCameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen or Evankămˈərən, lŏkh-ēlˈ [key], 1629–1719, chief of the Scottish highland clan of Cameron after 1647. On behalf of…lie detector
(Encyclopedia) lie detector, instrument designed to record bodily changes resulting from the telling of a lie. Cesare Lombroso, in 1895, was the first to utilize such an instrument, but it was not…Moholy-Nagy, László
(Encyclopedia) Moholy-Nagy, LászlóMoholy-Nagy, Lászlóläˈslō môˈhôlē-nŏˈdyə [key], 1895–1946, Hungarian painter, designer, and experimental photographer. He turned to art after studying law. While…Nancarrow, Conlon
(Encyclopedia) Nancarrow, Conlon, 1912–1997, American-Mexican composer, best known for his works for the player piano, b. Texarkana, Ark., studied Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and with…Trending
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