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CE5
Electrical and radio symbols
electricity, class of phenomena arising from the existence of charge. The basic unit of charge is that on the proton or electron—the proton's…
(Encyclopedia) Arthurian legend, the mass of legend, popular in medieval lore, concerning King Arthur of Britain and his knights.
Although there are innumerable variations of the Arthurian legend…
(Encyclopedia) Joyce, James, 1882–1941, Irish novelist. Perhaps the most influential and significant novelist of the 20th cent., Joyce was a master of the English language, exploiting all of its…
(Encyclopedia) William III, 1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary,…
(Encyclopedia) nationalism, political or social philosophy in which the welfare of the nation-state as an entity is considered paramount. Nationalism is basically a collective state of mind or…
Billy Graham See also Notable African-American Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity Selected Worldwide Religious Sites Holidays:…
(Encyclopedia) skyscraper, modern building of great height, constructed on a steel skeleton. The form originated in the United States.
By convention, a skyscraper is a building that is used…
(Encyclopedia) acids and bases, two related classes of chemicals; the members of each class have a number of common properties when dissolved in a solvent, usually water.
Another theory that…
(Encyclopedia) National Socialism or Nazism, doctrines and policies of the National Socialist German Workers' party, which ruled Germany under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945. In German the party name…
(Encyclopedia) Pritzker Architecture Prize Recipients
Year
Recipient(s)
Nation
1979
Philip Johnson
United States
1980
Luis Barragán
Mexico
1981
James Stirling
Great Britain
1982
Kevin Roche…
