Why does a knuckleball seem to “dance” toward home plate? The ball drops and soars unpredictably because it doesn’t spin. The lack of rapid spin turns the seams of the baseball into tiny airfoils—…
actorBorn: 7/9/1976Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois As a juvenile actor, Savage made his film debut in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) and is best known for his starring role as Kevin Arnold in the…
entrepreneur, adventurerBorn: 1950Birthplace: Sharnley Green, Surrey, England With little formal education, he began a mail-order business for discount records in 1969, then opened a retail store,…
astronautDied: May 3, 2007 (San Diego, California) Best Known as: astronaut in three of NASA's earliest manned space programs The only astronaut to fly…
WHY ARE INSECTS SO SUCCESSFUL? HOW DO INSECTS DEFEND THEMSELVES? WHAT DO INSECTS EAT? WHERE DO INSECTS GO IN WINTER? HOW DO INSECTS AFFECT HUMANS? INSECT CLASSIFICATIONANTENNAECOLONIESFIND OUT…
Faster Than a Speeding Light WaveTheories of the UniverseCracks in a Newtonian WorldFaster Than a Speeding Light WaveIt All Depends on Your PositionThe Relative Nature of Space and TimeGeological…
airplane manufacturerBorn: 1/8/1881Birthplace: Knapps Creek, N.Y. Called “the Henry Ford of aviation,” Piper mass produced affordable aircraft and is credited with popularizing airplanes as a…
civil rights leaderBorn: 3/17/1933Birthplace: Vicksburg, Mississippi Evers-Williams married civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1951. The couple worked for the NAACP against segregation and…
There are dozens of theories to explain a probable cause or causes. Throughout the Mesozoic Era, individual dinosaur species were evolving and becoming extinct for various reasons. The unusually…
actorBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Chelsea, Michigan Genial film and stage actor who has appeared in numerous movies, including The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Something Wild (1986), Radio Days (1987…
