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Zinsser, Hans
(Encyclopedia) Zinsser, HansZinsser, Hanszĭnsˈər [key], 1878–1940, American bacteriologist, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A., 1899; M.D., 1903). He was professor of bacteriology at Stanford (…Young's modulus
(Encyclopedia) Young's modulus [for Thomas Young], number representing (in pounds per square inch or dynes per square centimeter) the ratio of stress to strain for a wire or bar of a given substance…Beskids
(Encyclopedia) BeskidsBeskidsbĕsˈkĭdz [key], Czech and Slovak Beskydy, Pol. BeskidyBeskidsbĕskēˈdē [key], mountain range of the Carpathians, extending c.200 mi (320 km) along Poland's border with the…Bjørgen, Marit
(Encyclopedia) Bjørgen, Marit, 1980–, Norwegian cross-country skier, b. Trondheim. The most decorated winter Olympian of all time, with 15 medals, she initially excelled as a sprinter, but later…viscose process
(Encyclopedia) viscose processviscose processvĭsˈkōs [key], method widely used for the commercial preparation of rayon. Cellulose, prepared from either wood pulp or, less commonly, cotton linters, is…Tudor, Owen
(Encyclopedia) Tudor, Owen, d. 1461, founder of the Tudor dynasty. He belonged to an ancient Welsh family. He was a squire at the court of Henry V, and, probably in 1429, he married Henry's widow,…Suzuki, Akira
(Encyclopedia) Suzuki, Akira, 1930–, Japanese chemist, Ph.D. Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, 1959. He was a professor at Hokkaido from 1963 until his retirement in 1994. Since then, he has taught for short…Surtees, Robert Smith
(Encyclopedia) Surtees, Robert SmithSurtees, Robert Smithsûrˈtēz [key], 1803–64, English novelist. He created John Jorrocks, the sporting grocer, who appears in Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities (1838…Store Bælt and Lille Bælt
(Encyclopedia) Store BæltStore Bæltstôˈrə bĕlt [key] and Lille BæltLille Bæltlĭlˈə [key] [Great Belt and Little Belt], two shallow straits, S Denmark, connecting the Kattegat with the Baltic Sea. The…Solferino
(Encyclopedia) SolferinoSolferinosōlfārēˈnō [key], village, Lombardy, N Italy, near Mantua. There, on June 24, 1859, the French and Sardinians fought a bloody battle with the Austrians (see…Trending
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