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Ussher, James

(Encyclopedia) Ussher or Usher, JamesUssher or Usher, Jamesboth: ŭshˈər [key], 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar. While a fellow (1599–1605) of Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained (1601). By…

Watt, James

(Encyclopedia) Watt, James, 1736–1819, Scottish inventor. While working at the Univ. of Glasgow as an instrument maker, Watt was asked to repair a model of Thomas Newcomen's steam engine. He devised…

Juan de Fuca Strait

(Encyclopedia) Juan de Fuca StraitJuan de Fuca Straitwän də fy&oomacr;ˈkə [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 100 mi (161 km) long and 11 to 17 mi (18–27 km) wide, between Vancouver Island,…

San Juan, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) San JuanSan Juansăn wän [key], river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, rising in the San Juan Mts., SW Colo., and flowing generally W through N.Mex. and Utah to Lake Powell on the Colorado…

2000 Olympics: Badminton

MEN Singles: 1. Ji Xinpeng, CHN def. 2. Hendrawan, INA (15-4, 15-13); 3. Xia Xuanze, CHN def. Peter Gade, DEN (15-13, 15-5). Doubles: 1. Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya, INA def. 2. Lee Dong-Soo…

James, Saint (St. James the Greater)

(Encyclopedia) James, Saint, d. c.a.d. 43, in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Greater. He was the son of Zebedee and the brother of St. John; these brothers were the…

James, Saint (St. James the Less)

(Encyclopedia) James, Saint, in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Less or St. James the Little. He was the son of Alphaeus; his mother, Mary, was one of those at the cross…

San Juan Capistrano

(Encyclopedia) San Juan CapistranoSan Juan Capistranosăn wän kăpĭsträˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft…

James Chu

computer entrepreneurBorn: 1957Birthplace: Taiwan Chu's first job was selling Chinese-English dictionaries and English-language instruction tapes. He later got a job with a small Taiwanese keyboard…