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Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom

astronautBorn: 4/3/1926Birthplace: Mitchell, Ind. Grissom was raised in Mitchell, Ind., the oldest of four children. Following high school, he served in the Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1945. With…

Triple Crown Races—2008

Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., May 3, 2008.) Purse: $2,000,000. Distance: 11/4 mi. Order of finish: 1. Big Brown (Borel), mutuel…

Tsunamis

The Question: What causes tidal waves? Also, how large can they become and what are the chances that they will occur? The Answer: First, a…

Fuller, R. Buckminster

(Encyclopedia) Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster Fuller), 1895–1983, American architect and engineer, b. Milton, Mass. Fuller devoted his life to the invention of revolutionary…

Miró, Joan

(Encyclopedia) Miró, JoanMiró, Joanzhōänˈ mērōˈ [key], 1893–1983, Spanish surrealist painter. After studying in Barcelona, Miró went to Paris in 1919. In the 1920s he came into contact with cubism…

Lao She

(Encyclopedia) Lao SheLao Shelou shŭ [key], pseud. of Shu She-yüShu She-yüsh&oomacr; shŭ-yü [key] or Shu Ch'ing-ch'un,Shu Ch'ing-ch'un,chĭng-ch&oobreve;n [key], 1899–1966, Chinese writer. He…

Artemis

(Encyclopedia) ArtemisArtemisärˈtəmĭs [key], in Greek religion and mythology, Olympian goddess, daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo. Artemis' early worship, especially at Ephesus,…

Paul, Les

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Les, 1915–2009, American guitarist and inventor, b. Waukesha, Wis., as Lester William Polsfuss (later Polfuss). He began playing…

Marissa's Time Travel Essay

Space Travel Adventure at the Museum of Science Related Links How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay Punctuation…

Origins of Measurements

In ancient times, the body ruled when it came to measuring. The length of a foot, the width of a finger, and the distance of a step were all accepted measurements. Inch: At first an inch was the…