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(Encyclopedia) humushumushy&oomacr;ˈməs [key], organic matter that has decayed to a relatively stable, amorphous state. It is an important biological constituent of fertile soil. Humus is formed…Novoselov, Sir Konstantin Sergeevich
(Encyclopedia) Novoselov, Sir Konstantin Sergeevich, 1974–, Russian-British physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2004. He has been a research associate at the Univ. of Manchester, England…Francis, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Francis, Dick (Richard Stanley Francis), 1920–2010, English novelist. He was a champion steeplechase jockey (1946–57) and a racing writer for a London newspaper (1957–73). Francis…Feld, Eliot
(Encyclopedia) Feld, Eliot, 1942–, American dancer and choreographer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a teenager he danced in musicals, notably West Side Story on Broadway and film, and on television. While a…Brazauskas, Algirdas Mykolas
(Encyclopedia) Brazauskas, Algirdas Mykolas, 1932–2010, Lithuanian political leader. A civil engineer and economist, he rose in the Soviet Communist party bureaucracy and Lithuanian SSR government,…Bird, Robert Montgomery
(Encyclopedia) Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806–54, American playwright and novelist, b. New Castle, Del., M.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1827. He wrote several prizewinning verse plays for the actor Edwin…The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Levee Breaks After Hurricane Katrina
Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Gulf Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8…Morse Code (table)
(Encyclopedia) Morse Code International Morse Code Letters A · – B – · · · C – · – · D – · · E · F · · – · G – – · H · · · · I · · J · – – – K – · – L · – · · M – – N – · O…Battle of the Bulge
(Encyclopedia) Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. More than a million men fought in what is also known as the…Kocharian, Robert Sedraki
(Encyclopedia) Kocharian or Kocharyan, Robert Sedraki, 1954–, Armenian political leader. He served (1972–74) in the Soviet army and worked as a mechanical engineer (1977–81) before graduating (1982)…Trending
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