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Wright, Frank Lloyd

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, American architect, b. Richland Center, Wis., as Frank Lincoln Wright; he changed his name to honor his mother's family (the Lloyd Joneses). Wright is…

Zappa, Frank Vincent

(Encyclopedia) Zappa, Frank Vincent, 1940-1993, American guitarist, bandleader, and composer, b. Baltimore, Md. Zappa's family relocated several…

Rowland, Frank Sherwood

(Encyclopedia) Rowland, Frank Sherwood, 1927–2012, American chemist, b. Delaware, Ohio, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1952. Rowland taught at Princeton from 1952 to 1956 and at the Univ. of Kansas from…

Sprague, Frank Julian

(Encyclopedia) Sprague, Frank JulianSprague, Frank Juliansprāg [key], 1857–1934, American electrical engineer, b. Milford, Conn., grad. Annapolis, 1878. He was an assistant to Thomas Edison in 1883…

Steinmeier, Frank-Walter

(Encyclopedia) Steinmeier, Frank-Walter, 1956–, German politician. A member of the center-left Social Democratic party, he worked for the Lower Saxony chancellery when Gerhard Schröder was premier…

First Color Film

The Question: Was The Wizard of Oz the first color film? The Answer: While the dramatic transition from the sepia-toned Kansas opening…

Calorie Count in Alcohol

The Question: I like to drink, yet I need to watch my caloric intake. When it comes to beer, wine, or liquor, which has the least amount of alcohol relating to its alcohol…

First-Class Mail

First-Class Mail includes all personal correspondence, all bills and statements of accounts, all matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection, and matter wholly or partly in writing or…

Frank GUINTA, Congress, NH (1970)

GUINTA, Frank, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Edison, Middlesex County, N.J., September 26, 1970; graduated from Canterbury School, New Milford, Conn., 1989; B.A., Assumption…