British author, journalistBorn: 5/28/1908Birthplace: London, England Author best known for his popular series of James Bond spy novels. Fleming worked as a journalist in Moscow (1929) and served in…
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(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Ian Lancaster, 1908–64, English spy novelist, b. London. Son of a Conservative member of Parliament, Fleming was educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and Munich and Geneva…
WHO ARE THE GREAT DECORATIVE ARTISTS? WHAT IS ART DECO? WHY IS SOME POTTERY CALLED CHINA? FIND OUT MOREIn contrast to the fine arts of painting and sculpture, this term refers to the design of…
(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Peggy, 1948–, American ice skater, b. San Jose, Calif. She began skating at age 9, and after distinguished accomplishments as a juvenile and novice skater, she was U.S. Ladies…
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(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Sir Alexander, 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist, discoverer of penicillin (1928) and lysozyme (1922), an antibacterial substance found in saliva and other body secretions.…
(Encyclopedia) Fleming, Renée, 1959–, American soprano, b. Indiana, Pa. In 1986 she made her professional debut in Salzburg, Austria, in Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio, and has since performed…
A mosaic is a picture or design made by gluing together small stones, pieces of glass or other hard materials. In the ancient world, grand homes sometimes had mosaic floors. From ancient cave…
Abstract Expressionism A style developed in the mid-20th century. It emphasized form and color rather than an actual subject. Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning were abstract expressionists.…
