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Giaever, Ivar

(Encyclopedia) Giaever, Ivar, 1929–, Norwegian-American physicist, Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1964. He was a researcher at General Electric from 1954 to 1988, when he joined the faculty…

Ingraham, Hubert Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Ingraham, Hubert AlexanderIngraham, Hubert Alexanderĭngˈgrəm [key], 1947–, Bahamian political leader, prime minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002, 2007–12), b. Cooper's Town, Abaco. A…

Tu Fu

(Encyclopedia) Tu FuTu Fud&oomacr; f&oomacr; [key], 712–70, Chinese poet. In Pinyin, his name is romanized as Du Fu. Tu Fu is often considered the greatest of Chinese poets. He did not pass…

Woodbury

(Encyclopedia) Woodbury. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 10,904), seat of Gloucester co., SW N.J., in the Philadelphia–Camden metropolitan area; settled 1683, inc. as a city 1871. It is a trade and…

Men's NCAA Basketball Championships, 2006

Division IFirst Round—New OrleansFlorida 112, Jackson St. 69Arizona 88, Purdue 72Nevada 77, Creighton 71Memphis 73, North Texas 58First Round; BuffaloButler 57, Old Dominion 46Maryland 82,…

Marilyn Manson

(Brian Warner)rock musicianBorn: 1/5/1969Birthplace: Canton, Ohio With such album titles as Smells Like Children (1995) and Antichrist Superstar (1996), with stage outfits and makeup that call to…

Edward Cary WALTHALL, Congress, MS (1831-1898)

Senate Years of Service: 1885-1894; 1895-1898Party: DemocratWALTHALL, Edward Cary, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Richmond, Va., April 4, 1831; moved to Mississippi as a child; attended…

Simon CAMERON, Congress, PA (1799-1889)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1857-1861; 1867-1877Party: Democrat; Republican; RepublicanCAMERON, Simon, (father of James Donald Cameron), a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Maytown,…

Weather: Staying Safe in a Storm

Staying Safe in a StormWeatherThere's No Place Like HomeThunderstormsDoing the TwistThe ChaseStaying Safe in a Storm In a tornado, winds are so great that brick and concrete walls can collapse.…