(Encyclopedia) LiègeLiègelyĕzh [key], Du. Luik, Ger. Lüttich, province (1991 pop. 999,646), 1,526 sq mi (3,952 sq km), E Belgium, bordering on Germany in the east. The chief cities are Liège (the…
(Encyclopedia) Hicks, Sir John Richard, 1904–89, British economist, grad. Balliol College, Oxford, 1931. He was a professor at the Univ. of Manchester (1938–46) before joining the faculty of Oxford (…
(Encyclopedia) photoelectric effect, emission of electrons by substances, especially metals, when light falls on their surfaces. The effect was discovered by H. R. Hertz in 1887. The failure of the…
Who Was Who in the Khmer Rouge by Borgna Brunner Pol Pot Brother Number 1 On April 15, 1998, Pol Pot died. His body was hastily cremated without an autopsy, and there has been some…
