psychologistBorn: September 27, 1913Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa.Died: July 24, 2007 Albert Ellis introduced a new approach to the field of psychology in the 1950s called…
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(Encyclopedia) subduction zone, large-scaled narrow region in the earth's crust where, according to plate tectonics, masses of the spreading oceanic lithosphere bend downward into the earth along the…
(Encyclopedia) Wegener, Alfred LotharWegener, Alfred Lotharälˈfrĕt lōtärˈ vĕgˈənər [key], 1880–1930, German geologist, meteorologist, and Arctic explorer. Early in his life, he was on the staff of…
director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 7/26/1928Birthplace: New York City Stanley Kubrick's list of film credits is long and prestigious, including Spartacus (1960), Dr. Strangelove, or How I…
Baffling boneA new word is born1822 Giant iguana1824 First described1853 First life-size models1860 First bird1878 First skeletons1880s The bone warsDinosaur fossils have been emerging from the…
(Encyclopedia) atomic bomb or A-bomb, weapon deriving its explosive force from the release of nuclear energy through the fission (splitting) of heavy atomic nuclei. The first atomic bomb was produced…
US GOVERNMENT—A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCESFIND OUT MORENative peoples lived throughout the Americas for centuries—arriving from Asia by a land bridge—and they developed complex, diverse cultures…
