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DK Science & Technology: New Materials

HOW ARE NEW MATERIALS MADE? WHAT PROPERTIES SHOULD NEW MATERIALS HAVE? WHY IS CARBON FIBER SO STRONG? SMART MATERIALSFIND OUT MOREMaterials scientists combine atoms in new ways to produce new…

Elizabeth, Saint, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, Saint, in the Gospel of St. Luke, mother of John the Baptist and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast: Nov. 5.

Elizabeth I, queen of England

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth I, 1533–1603, queen of England (1558–1603). After the Armada, Elizabeth's popularity began to wane. Parliament became less tractable and began to object to the abuse of…

Norton, Caroline Elizabeth Sarah (Sheridan)

(Encyclopedia) Norton, Caroline Elizabeth Sarah (Sheridan), 1808–77, English author; granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. She gained more renown for her eventful life than for her writings.…

Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess of

(Encyclopedia) Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess ofShrewsbury, Elizabeth Talbot, countess ofshrōzˈbərē, shr&oomacr;zˈ– [key], 1520–1608, English noblewoman, known as Bess of Hardwick. At the…

DK Science: Composites

NATURAL COMPOSITESMART CARFIND OUT MOREA composite is a combination of two or more different materials. The new material combines the best properties, such as strength and lightness, of each of…

Heeger, Alan Jay

(Encyclopedia) Heeger, Alan Jay, 1936–, American physicist and chemist, b. Sioux City, Iowa, Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1961. Heeger has held faculty positions at the Univ. of Pennsylvania…

Wright, Willard Huntington

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Willard Huntington, pseud. S. S. Van Dine, 1888–1939, American art critic and mystery story writer, b. Charlottesville, Va. He attended college in California and later studied…