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Kwan, Michelle Wingshan
(Encyclopedia) Kwan, Michelle Wingshan, 1980–, American figure skater, b. Torrance, Calif., In 1994 she won the silver medal at the U.S. National Championships and the gold medal in the World Junior…Kahanamoku, Duke
(Encyclopedia) Kahanamoku, Duke, 1890–1968, American swimmer and surfer, b. Honolulu. A native Hawaiian, he was an excellent swimmer, surfer, and canoeist, and by 1911 he was setting Amateur Athletic…Young, Charles Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Young, Charles Augustus, 1834–1908, American astronomer, b. Hanover, N.H., grad. Dartmouth, 1853. He discovered the reversing layer of the solar atmosphere and proved the gaseous…Boring, Edwin Garrigues
(Encyclopedia) Boring, Edwin GarriguesBoring, Edwin Garriguesgărˈĭgy&oomacr;zˌ [key], 1886–1968, American psychologist, b. Philadephia. He taught experimental psychology at Clark Univ. (from 1919…STP
(Encyclopedia) STP or standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions for measurement of the properties of matter. The standard temperature is the freezing point of pure water, 0℃ or 273.15K.…Ademar
(Encyclopedia) Ademar or AdhémarAdhémarboth: ădˈəmär [key], d. 1098, French prelate, bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay. At the Council of Clermont (1095), he energetically promoted the First Crusade (see…Thomson, Sir John Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Thomson, Sir John Arthur, 1861–1933, Scottish naturalist and writer. From 1899 to 1930 he was Regius professor of natural history at the Univ. of Aberdeen. In 1924 he lectured at Union…Bekesy, Georg von
(Encyclopedia) Bekesy, Georg vonBekesy, Georg vongāˈôrk fən bĕkˈĭshē [key], 1899–1972, American biophysicist, b. Budapest, Hungary, grad. Univ. of Budapest (Ph.D. 1923). He was (1923–46) a physicist…Bellotto, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia) Bellotto, BernardoBellotto, Bernardobĕrnärˈdō bāl-lôtˈtō [key], 1720–80, Venetian architectural and landscape painter, also called Canaletto, after his uncle and teacher Canaletto. His…Wooden, John
(Encyclopedia) Wooden, John, 1910–2010, American basketball coach, b. Martinsville, Ind. He was the first athlete to be honored in the basketball Hall of Fame as both player and coach. An All-…Trending
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