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ergonomics

(Encyclopedia) ergonomics, the engineering science concerned with the physical and psychological relationship between machines and the people who use them. The ergonomicist takes an empirical…

Laramie

(Encyclopedia) LaramieLaramielârˈəmē [key], city (1990 pop. 26,687), seat of Albany co., SE Wyo., on the Laramie River; inc. 1874. It is a commercial, railroad, and industrial center for a livestock…

Janeane Garofalo

actress, comedianBorn: 9/28/1964Birthplace: Newton, New Jersey Offbeat, sometimes brash, comedian best known as the talent booker Paula in The Larry Sanders Show (1992–97). Despite a reputation for…

Bath, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Bath, city (2020 pop. 8,766), seat of Sagadahoc co., SW Maine, on the west bank of the Kennebec River near its mouth on the Atlantic;…

Rip Torn

(Elmore Rual Torn, Jr.)actorBorn: 2/6/1931Birthplace: Temple, Texas A versatile actor who portrays characters from the violent to the comic, Torn broke into the movies in the 1950s and made…

Garry Shandling

comedian, talk show host, actorBorn: 11/29/1949Birthplace: Chicago Shandling successfully parlayed his personal life into fodder for his stand-up comedy routine, which in turn appeared in his…

The One Hundred Eleventh Congress

Find a breakdown of the 111th Congress below, including the number of Republicans, Democrats, Independents and Vacancies. 111th Congress Rep. Dem. Ind. Vacancies Senate 40 58…

The One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

Find a breakdown of the 113th Congress below, including the number of Republicans, Democrats, Independents and Vacancies. 113th Congress Rep. Dem. Ind. Vacancies Senate 45 53…

The One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

Find a breakdown of the 114th Congress below, including the number of Republicans, Democrats, Independents and Vacancies. 114th Congress Rep. Dem. Ind. Vacancies Senate 54 44…