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Soleri, Paolo

(Encyclopedia) Soleri, Paolo, 1919–2013, Italian-American architect. He studied architecture in his native Turin (Ph.D., 1946). Soleri's works have been influenced by both Frank Lloyd Wright, with…

Beaverbrook, William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Beaverbrook, William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron, 1879–1964, British financier, statesman, and newspaper owner, b. Canada. The son of a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman, he grew up near…

Advanced-Level Science Projects: Chemistry

ChemistryAdvanced-Level Science ProjectsChemistryWhat's in a Color?Copper Magic Which Metal Corrodes the Fastest? Did you ever have a shiny new bike that over time got to look not so shiny and…

June 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Former…

DK Science & Technology: Motion

WHAT IS ACCELERATION? HOW IS SPEED MEASURED? FRICTIONFIND OUT MOREFrom molecules in this sheet of paper, to planets in orbits, the objects around us are in constant motion. The simplest motion is…

Weather: Big-City Snows

Big-City SnowsWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great New England…

Notable Architects

Notable Architects Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture of…

Notable Architects

Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture of the Renaissance French…

Frederick R. Weisman

businessman, art collector, philanthropistBorn: 1912Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Weisman embodies the stereotypical American Dream. Raised in a household headed by his Russian immigrant parents,…