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DK Science & Technology: Machines

WHAT IS MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE? HOW IS A MACHINE’S EFFICIENCY MEASURED? LEVERSPULLEYSINCLINED PLANESGEARSFIND OUT MOREFrom can openers to cranes, machines make work easier. Simple machines include…

DK Science & Technology: Transportation

WHAT IS A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM? HOW EFFICIENT ARE DIFFERENT FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION? WHAT IS A SCIENTIST’S ROLE IN TRANSPORTATION? HOW ARE AIRCRAFT CONTROLLED IN THE AIR? CONGESTIONFREIGHTROAD…

Parts of Speech: Pronouns: Pinch Hitters

Pronouns: Pinch HittersParts of SpeechGrammarNouns: Prime-Time PlayersVerbs: All the Right MovesConjunctions: The Ties That BindPrepositions: Good Things Come in Small PackagesAdjectives: Happy…

2006 Academy Awards

The 2006 Academy Awards were presented February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Babel   The Departed   Letters from Iwo Jima   Little Miss Sunshine   The Queen…

David WILMOT, Congress, PA (1814-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1863Party: RepublicanWILMOT, David, a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Bethany, Pa., January 20, 1814; completed preparatory studies in the…

James Danforth (Dan) QUAYLE, Congress, IN (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1981-1989Party: RepublicanQUAYLE, James Danforth (Dan), (father of Ben Quayle), a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States;…

Truman SMITH, Congress, CT (1791-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1854Party: WhigSMITH, Truman, (nephew of Nathan Smith and Nathaniel Smith), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Roxbury, Conn., November 27,…

ADAMS, John, Congress, MA (1735-1826)

ADAMS, John, (father of John Quincy Adams; grandfather of Charles Francis Adams; cousin of Samuel Adams; father-in-law of William Stephens Smith), a Delegate from Massachusetts and a Vice…

John Francis FITZGERALD, Congress, MA (1863-1950)

FITZGERALD, John Francis, (grandfather of John Fitzgerald Kennedy; grandfather of Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Robert Francis Kennedy; great-grandfather of Joseph P. Kennedy II; great-…