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Hubel, David Hunter
(Encyclopedia)Hubel, David Hunter hyo͞oˈbəl [key], 1926–2013, American neurobiologist, b. Ontario, Canada, to American parents. In 1958, Hubel joined Torsten Wiesel at Johns Hopkins; the two relocated to Harva...Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
(Encyclopedia)Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant: see Islamic State. ...War in the Pacific National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)War in the Pacific National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Brahms, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Brahms, Johannes brämz, Ger. yōhänˈnĕs bräms [key], 1833–97, German composer, b. Hamburg. Brahms ranks among the greatest masters of the romantic period. The son of a musician, he early showed...night blindness
(Encyclopedia)night blindness, inability to see normally in subdued light. It is usually a result of vitamin A deficiency. The rod cells, one of two light-sensitive areas of the retina of the eye, are impaired in t...Simon, Claude Eugène Henri
(Encyclopedia)Simon, Claude Eugène Henri, 1913–2005, French novelist. He was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and studied at Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge. He fought in World War II both as a soldier and later i...Indianapolis
(Encyclopedia)Indianapolis ĭnˌdēənăˈpəlĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 887,642), state capital and seat of Marion co., ...German art and architecture
(Encyclopedia)German art and architecture, artistic works produced within the region that became politically unified as Germany in 1871 generally followed the stylistic currents of Western Europe. The sentimental...perception
(Encyclopedia)perception, in psychology, mental organization and interpretation of sensory information. The Gestalt psychologists studied extensively the ways in which people organize and select from the vast array...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 a gradual litera...Browse by Subject
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