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Least and Most Polluting Cars, 2014

The ACEEE's Green Book®, a buyer's guide to environmentally friendly passenger vehicles, rates cars according to their emissions and fuel consumption, and publishes an annual list…

Gérard, François Pascal Simon, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Gérard, François Pascal Simon, BaronGérard, François Pascal Simon, BaronfräNswäˈ päskälˈ sēmôNˈ bärôNˈ [key]Gérard, François Pascal Simon, Baron zhārärˈ [key], 1770–1837, French…

Nkoli, Simon Tseko

(Encyclopedia) Nkoli, Simon 1957–1998, anti-apartheid and LGBTQ rights activist. Born in Soweto, Nkoli (sometimes referred to as Nkodi) was an…

van der Meer, Simon

(Encyclopedia) van der Meer, Simon, 1925–2011, Dutch physical engineer. He spent nearly his entire career at CERN, where he did his most important work with Carlo Rubbia. They discovered the W and Z…

Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc deSaint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc delwē də r&oomacr;vrwäˈ dük [key]Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de də săN-sēmôNˈ [key], 1675–1755,…

Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de

(Encyclopedia) Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis deLaplace, Pierre Simon, marquis depyĕr sēmôNˈ märkēˈ də läpläsˈ [key], 1749–1827, French astronomer and mathematician. At 18 he went to Paris, proved…

Fraser, Simon, Canadian explorer

(Encyclopedia) Fraser, Simon, 1776–1862, Canadian explorer and fur trader. Born in Bennington, Vt., he was taken to Canada as a child. He entered the service of the North West Company in 1792, and in…

Most Expensive Cars, 2006

Rank Make, model Price 1. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 $1,192,057 2. Pagani Zonda Roadster F C12S 7.3 667,321…