(Encyclopedia) Tokyo, University of, at Tokyo, Japan; founded in 1877. In the 1920s it became one of the first Imperial universities and remains one of the most prestigious in Japan. It offers…
IRREGULAR REFLECTIONMIRRORSFIND OUT MOREReflections are usually caused by shiny things, such as MIRRORS, that show a reversed image of whatever is placed in front of them. The image seems to be…
(Encyclopedia) body language, nonverbal communication by means of facial expessions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like. Body language expresses emotions, feelings, and attitudes,…
WHAT MAKES HUMANS SPECIAL? WHY ARE WE ALL DIFFERENT? CELLSORGANSIMAGINGFIND OUT MOREA human body is made up of 100 trillion CELLS of different types. Similar cells are grouped to form tissue, and…
(Encyclopedia) Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick, 1916–2004, British biophysicist, b. New Zealand, Ph.D. Univ. of Birmingham, 1940. He conducted research at the Univ. of St. Andrews, Scotland, and at…
The Question: Who is the youngest Nobel prize winner? The Answer: The youngest person to receive a Nobel prize was Sir William Lawrence Bragg (Physics…
(Encyclopedia) hairdressing, arranging of the hair for decorative, ceremonial, or symbolic reasons. Primitive men plastered their hair with clay and tied trophies and badges into it to represent…
Hartford, John Cowan
(Encyclopedia) Hartford, John Cowan, 1937- 20, American singer, songwriter, and banjo player, b. St. Louis, Mo., as John Cowan Harford, Washington…
HOLOGRAMLASER LIGHT SHOWFIND OUT MORESome beams of light are powerful enough to cut through metal. Others are precise enough to use for delicate surgery on people’s bodies. These remarkable…
