(Encyclopedia) Joliot-CurieJoliot-Curiezhôlyōˈ-kürēˈ [key], French scientists who were husband and wife. Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrédéric Joliot-Curiefrādārēkˈ [key], 1900–1958, formerly Frédéric Joliot…
(Encyclopedia) Constantine VI, b. c.770, Byzantine emperor (780–97), son and successor of Leo IV. His mother, Irene, was regent until 790, when she was deposed by a military revolt. Constantine…
(Encyclopedia) Leo IV (Leo the Khazar), d. 780, Byzantine emperor (775–80), son and successor of Constantine V. He owed his nickname to his mother, a Khazar princess. Leo tempered the iconoclastic…
WaterworksAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Excretory SystemWaterworksWhere It All HappensReabsorptionWhen You Gotta Go … As I mentioned in Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Circulation, the kidneys like to…
(Encyclopedia) PaxPaxpăks [key], in Roman religion, goddess of peace. Vespasian erected a temple to her at Rome. Her attributes were similar to those of the Greek Irene, the olive branch and the horn…
by Liz Olson The Nobel Prize for Science has been awarded since 1901 to people who have made outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology, or medicine. Marie Curie was the…
(Encyclopedia) HoraeHoraehōˈrē [key], in Greek religion and mythology, goddesses of the seasons; daughters of Zeus and Themis. Although they controlled the recurrence of the seasons, they also…
actorBorn: 7/13/1941Birthplace: Rochester, New York Television and film actor since the late 1960s. His films include Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Medium Cool (1969), The Delta Force (1986…
(Encyclopedia) Steig, William, 1907–2003, American cartoonist and children's book writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He began drawing cartoons for the The New Yorker in the 1930s, and ultimately produced over…
