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National Baseball Hall of Fame

Cooperstown, N.Y.FieldersMember Active yearsAaron, Henry (Hank) 1954–1976Anson, Adrian (Cap) 1876–1897Aparicio, Luis 1956–1973Appling, Lucius (Luke) 1930–1950Ashburh, Richie 1948–1962Averill, H.…

scene design and stage lighting

(Encyclopedia) scene design and stage lighting, settings and illumination designed for theatrical productions. See also drama, Western; Asian drama; theater; directing; acting. Scene designers in…

German literature

(Encyclopedia) German literature, works in the German language by German, Austrian, Austro-Hungarian, and Swiss authors, as well as by writers of German in other countries. The postwar decades saw…

American art

(Encyclopedia) American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and…

jazz

(Encyclopedia) jazz, the most significant form of musical expression of African-American culture and arguably the most outstanding contribution the United States has made to the art of music…

Inventions and Discoveries

Adrenaline: (isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897. Aerosol can: Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926. Air brake: George Westinghouse, U.S., 1868. Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, U.S., 1911.…

physics

(Encyclopedia) physics, branch of science traditionally defined as the study of matter, energy, and the relation between them; it was called natural philosophy until the late 19th cent. and is still…

Haiti

(Encyclopedia) CE5 HaitiHaitihāˈtē [key], Fr. HaïtiHaitiäētēˈ [key], officially Republic of Haiti, republic (2015 est. pop. 10,711,000), 10,700 sq mi (27,713 sq km), West Indies, on the western…

drama, Western

(Encyclopedia) drama, Western, plays produced in the Western world. This article discusses the development of Western drama in general; for further information see the various national literature…