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Olah, George Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Olah, George Andrew, 1927–2017, American chemist, b. Budapest, Ph.D. Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics, 1949. Olah was a researcher at Dow Chemical from 1957 to 1965 and a…Fuller, John Frederick Charles
(Encyclopedia) Fuller, John Frederick Charles, 1878–1966, British soldier. In World War I, he recognized the importance of mechanized warfare and, as general staff officer of the tank corps, planned…Gist, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Gist, ChristopherGist, Christophergĭst [key], c.1706–1759, American frontiersman, b. Maryland. Commissioned by the Ohio Company to explore their western lands. In 1750 he descended the…catamaran
(Encyclopedia) catamarancatamarankătˌəmərănˈ [key], watercraft made up of two connected hulls or a single hull with two parallel keels. Originally used by the natives of Polynesia, the catamaran…State of the Union Address: Calvin Coolidge (December 4, 1928)
Calvin Coolidge (December 4, 1928) To the Congress of the United States: No Congress of the United States ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union, has met with a more pleasing prospect…What are the sizes and shapes of icebergs?
Iceberg size classificationSize categoryHeight (ft.)Height (m)Length (ft.)Length (m)Growlerless than 3less than 1Less than 16less than 5Bergy Bit3–131–415–465–14Small14–505–1547–20015–…Kwinana
(Encyclopedia) KwinanaKwinanakwĭnänˈə [key], city (2016 pop. 38,918), Western Australia, SW Australia, a suburb of Perth. A new industrial city, Kwinana has oil refineries and steelworks.Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
Here is information on significant earthquakes and volcanic eruptions going back as early as A.D. 79 and through the present. A.D. 79…Westmount
(Encyclopedia) WestmountWestmountwĕstˈmount [key], city (1991 pop. 20,239), S Que., Canada, on Montreal island. A primarily English-speaking western residential suburb of Montreal, it became a city…Brewer's: Trade Winds
Winds that trade or tread in one uniform track. In the northern hemisphere they blow from the north-east, and in the southern hemisphere from the south-east, about thirty degrees each side…Trending
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