(Encyclopedia) Smart, Christopher, 1722–71, English poet. A graduate of Cambridge, he lived in London writing poems, editing a humorous magazine, and producing plays. His one great poem, Song to…
(Encyclopedia) smart card, small device that resembles a credit card but contains an embedded microprocessor to store and process information. Magnetic-stripe cards, which store a very small amount…
(Encyclopedia) smart weapon, missile or steerable bomb equipped with a laser, television, or satellite guidance system. Smart weapons, which use guidance systems that rely on external assistance, are…
(Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor)actressBorn: 2/27/1932Birthplace: London, England Academy Award-winning film and television actress known for both her beauty and her seven marriages. Her films include…
(Elizabeth Cole)actressBorn: 8/30/1939Birthplace: Ocala, Florida A leading Broadway actress of the 1960s, she won a Tony Award for her performance in Take Her, She's Mine (1962). Since 1971 she's…
actressBorn: 7/18/1961Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois McGovern's first appearance in film—opposite Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People (1980)—won critical and popular acclaim. She was nominated for…
actress, modelBorn: 6/10/1965Birthplace: Basingstoke, England Actress and model best known for her modeling contract with Estee Lauder and her relationship with actor Hugh Grant (1986–2000). She…
TV news reporter Farnsworth graduated from Middlebury College in 1965 and then earned an MA in history from Stanford University. She has written articles for Foreign Policy, World Policy Journal,…
(Florence Nightingale Graham)beautician, business executive Born: 1878Birthplace: Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada She opened her first beauty salon in New York in 1907, forming the cornerstone of an…
actressBorn: 11/18/1960Birthplace: Queens, New York After a successful film debut in David Mamet's About Last Night… (1986), Perkins won accolades for her role opposite Tom Hanks in Big (1988).…
