The Question: How did the lady who thought up the Slinky get the company to pay her for her idea? The Answer: It was actually quite easy. The woman behind the…
journalist, activistBorn: 1862Birthplace: Holly Springs, Miss. Her parents were slaves when Wells was born and died from yellow fever when she was 14. By 1891 Wells was an outspoken, young free…
(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Thomas, 1860–1929, American architect, b. New York City, grad. École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He worked in the office of McKim, Mead, and White, New York City, and in 1886…
(Encyclopedia) suspension, in automobiles, system of springs used to suspend the frame, body, engine, and power train above the wheels. Its principal purpose is to lessen the jarring of the…
business executiveBorn: 1957Birthplace: New York She grew up in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y. When Whitman entered Princeton University, she planned a career in medicine, but she became an…
(Encyclopedia) spring, in geology, natural flow of water from the ground or from rocks, representing an outlet for the water that has accumulated in permeable rock strata underground. Some of the…
(Encyclopedia) mineral water, spring water containing various mineral salts, especially the carbonates, chlorides, phosphates, silicates, sulfides, and sulfates of calcium, iron, lithium, magnesium,…
(Encyclopedia) hot spring, natural discharge of groundwater having an elevated temperature. Most hot springs result from the emergence of groundwater that has passed through or near recently formed,…
(Encyclopedia) Schultz, Theodore William, 1902–98, American economist; b. Arlington, S.Dak. He taught at Iowa State College (1930–43) and the Univ. of Chicago (1943–67), but remained active at…
