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cutlery

(Encyclopedia) cutlery, various types of implements for cutting, preparing, and eating food. In addition to different kinds of knives and the steels to sharpen them, the term usually encompasses…

Halprin, Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Lawrence, 1916-2009, American landscape architect and urban designer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Cornell Univ (B.S., 1939), Univ. of…

Mallarmé, Stéphane

(Encyclopedia) Mallarmé, StéphaneMallarmé, Stéphanestāfänˈ mälärmāˈ [key], 1842–98, French poet. Mallarmé's great importance is as the chief forebear of the symbolists; the influence of his poetry…

DK Science: Molecules

VARIETY OF MOLECULESSIMPLE MOLECULECOMPLEX MOLECULEBONDINGCHANGING MOLECULESFIND OUT MOREMost atoms join up with other atoms through chemical BONDS to form larger particles called molecules. They…

Francis Edgar Stanley

inventor, manufacturer Born: 6/1/1849Birthplace: Kingfield, Maine Francis and his twin brother Freelan formed the Stanley Dry Plate Company in 1883 to manufacture dry plates for the photographic…