(Encyclopedia) Pan, in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XVIII (or S18), Pan is 12.5 mi (20 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance…
(Encyclopedia) Pan-American games, amateur athletic competition among representatives of countries in the Western Hemisphere. The competition, held every four years, follows the organization and…
(Encyclopedia) Pan-American Highway, system of roads, c.16,000 mi (25,750 km) long, linking the nations of the Western Hemisphere. It was suggested at the Fifth International Conference of American…
(Encyclopedia) Pan-American Union, former name for the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS). It was founded (1889–90) at the first of the modern Inter-American Conferences…
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Mary, 1913–90, American musical comedy star, b. Weatherford, Tex. From Martin's first stage appearance in Leave It to Me (1938), she starred in several enormously successful…
Interview: Peter Westbrook A 20-year Olympian reflects on changes to the Games by John Gettings Olympic medallist Peter Westbrook (left) celebrates a winning match. (Source:Peter Westbrook)…
management consultant, authorBorn: 1942Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Having cut his consulting teeth at McKinsey and Co. (1974–81), he then established his own firm, the Tom Peters Group. He co-wrote…
actorBorn: 9/16/1927Birthplace: New York City Excelling as a comedic and dramatic actor, he is perhaps best known as the rumpled and seemingly confused Lieutenant Columbo in more than 65 telefilms…
engineer, manufacturer, philanthropistBorn: 2/12/1791Birthplace: New York City, N.Y. Having started his career making glue and isinglass, he and two partners began an iron works company in…
writer, management consultant Born: 11/19/1909Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Having emigrated to the U.S. in 1937, he worked as an economist, a journalist, and a philosophy professor before finding…
