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(Encyclopedia) prefabrication, in architectural construction, a technique whereby large units of a building are produced in factories to be assembled, ready-made, on the building site. The technique…Holland House
(Encyclopedia) Holland House, residence of the Holland family in Kensington, London, made famous in the first 40 years of the 19th cent. by the hospitality of Henry Fox, 3d Baron Holland, and his…Florey, Howard Walter Florey, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Florey, Howard Walter Florey, Baron, 1898–1968, British pathologist, b. Australia. He was educated at Adelaide Univ. and at Cambridge and Oxford and returned to Oxford as professor of…Born, Max
(Encyclopedia) Born, Max, 1882–1970, British physicist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1907. He was head of the physics department at the Univ. of Göttingen from 1921 to 1933. When Nazi…Cavendish, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Cavendish, Thomas, 1560–92, English navigator. He commanded a ship in the flotilla under Sir Richard Grenville sent (1585) by Sir Walter Raleigh to establish the first colony in…Webb, Walter Prescott
(Encyclopedia) Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888–1963, U.S. historian, b. Panola co., Tex. He joined the faculty of the history department at the Univ. of Texas in 1918, received his Ph.D. in 1932, and…William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
(Encyclopedia) William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, philanthropic organization founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepeneur William R. Hewlett (1913–2001), co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, his wife,…Walter Conrad Arensberg: Voyage à l'Infini
Voyage à l'InfiniWalter Conrad ArensbergThe swan existing Is like a song with an accompaniment Imaginary.Across the grassy lake, Across the lake to the shadow of the willows, It is…Walter EVANS, Congress, KY (1842-1923)
EVANS Walter , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., September 18, 1842; attended the public schools near Harrodsburg, Ky.; moved to Hopkinsville, Christian County…Walter Edward FAUNTROY, Congress, DC (1933)
FAUNTROY Walter Edward , a Delegate from the District of Columbia; born in Washington, D.C., February 6, 1933; attended Washington (D.C.) public schools; graduated from Dunbar High School,…Trending
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