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Argonne National Laboratory
(Encyclopedia) Argonne National Laboratory, research center, based in Argonne, Ill., 27 mi (43 km) SW of downtown Chicago, with other facilities at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 50 mi (…Karik**oacute**, Katalin
(Encyclopedia) Karikó, Katalin, Jan., 1955–, b. Szolnok, Hungary, Hungarian-American biochemist, studied at József Attila Univ., Szeged…Kastler, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Kastler, Alfred, 1902–84, German-born French physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Bordeaux, 1936. Kastler was a lecturer at Clermont-Ferrand Univ. (1936–38), professor at the Univ. of Bordeaux (…Dimona
(Encyclopedia) Dimona Dimona dīmōˈnə [key] [Heb.,=wasting], town, S Israel, in the Negev Desert. It is…Delaware River Basin Compact
(Encyclopedia) Delaware River Basin CompactDelaware River Basin Compactdĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], providing for the utilization and development of the water resources of the Delaware River basin. In 1961…Clare
(Encyclopedia) Clare, county, 1,231 sq mi (3,188 sq km), W Republic of Ireland, between Galway Bay and the Shannon River. The county and Roman Catholic…Chevalier, Michel
(Encyclopedia) Chevalier, MichelChevalier, Michelmēshĕlˈ [key]Chevalier, Michel shəvälyāˈ [key], 1806–79, French economist. An ardent Saint-Simonian as a youth, he later favored a form of welfare…Howard, Bronson
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Bronson, 1842–1908, American dramatist, b. Detroit. His plays are important in the development of American drama. He was a newspaper reporter in New York until the success of…Ann Arbor
(Encyclopedia) Ann Arbor, city (2020 pop. 123,851), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of…Jayawardene, Junius Richard
(Encyclopedia) Jayawardene, Junius RichardJayawardene, Junius Richardjīˌəwärˈdēn [key], 1906–96, prime minister (1977–78) and president (1978–88) of Sri Lanka. Active in Sri Lankan politics since the…Trending
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