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Manhattan Project

(Encyclopedia) Manhattan Project, the wartime effort to design and build the first nuclear weapons (atomic bombs). With the discovery of fission in 1939, it became clear to scientists that certain…

Roebling, John Augustus

(Encyclopedia) Roebling, John AugustusRoebling, John Augustusrōˈblĭng [key], 1806–69, German-American engineer, b. Mulhouse. He studied engineering in Berlin and in 1831 came to the United States. He…

Chesney, Francis Rawdon

(Encyclopedia) Chesney, Francis RawdonChesney, Francis Rawdonchĕzˈnē [key], 1789–1872, British soldier and explorer in Asia. His examination of a route for the Suez Canal (1829) demonstrated the…

Science Project Ideas

See also: Answers to Science Questions Here are some lists of good science projects for all ages: Biology Science ProjectsBotany Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsEarth Science…

Rockefeller Center

(Encyclopedia) Rockefeller Center, complex of buildings in central Manhattan, New York City, between 48th and 51st streets and Fifth Ave. and the Ave. of the Americas (Sixth Ave.). The project was…

Earth Science Projects

Science projects for all grades. More Science Projects Biology Science ProjectsBotany Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsPhysical Science ProjectsRelated Links…

Brewer's: Build

for make, as, A man of strong build, a man of robust make. The metaphor is evident. Build Applied to dress. Not so bad a build after all, not badly made. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…

Flatiron Building

New York, N.Y.Designed in 1903 by Daniel Burnham photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Flatiron Building as one of…

The Blair Witch Project

Directors/Writers:Daniel Myrick and Eduardo SanchezArtisian Entertainment; 87 minutes; RRelease:7/99Cast:Heather Donahue, Michael Williams, Joshua Leonard The Blair Witch Project is an…

Yankton, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Yankton, city (1990 pop. 12,703), seat of Yankton co., extreme SE S.Dak., on the Missouri River; inc. 1869. A railroad and trade center in an agricultural region, it has grain…