Born: 1919Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. ENIAC data translating device—Engineers Eckert and Mauchly invented ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), the first multipurpose computer,…
Born: 1907Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio ENIAC data translating device—Engineers Eckert and Mauchly invented ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), the first multipurpose computer,…
(Lucille Fay Le Sueur)actressBorn: 3/23/1908Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas Academy Award -winning actress whose portrayal of independent women is associated with Hollywood's most glamorous era.…
Satellites—a Far-Out LookWeatherRadar and SatellitesRadar—Scanning the SkiesDoppler—the New GenerationSatellites—a Far-Out LookThe Modern EraPutting It All Together If a picture is worth a thousand…
(Encyclopedia) bonobo, smaller of two species of chimpanzee, genus Pan. Whereas the common chimpanzee, P. troglodytes, lives in forests across most of equatorial Africa, the bonobo, P. paniscus (…
Polish politicianBorn: 6/18/1949Died: 4/10/2010Best Known as: president of Poland In October 2005, Lech Kaczynski became Poland's third elected president since the end…
(Marion Cecelia Douras)actressBorn: 1/3/1897Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Comic actress whose career bridged the silent era and the emergence of “ talkies,” and was continuously promoted by her…
actor; director; writerBorn: 2/19/1953Birthplace: San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy Troisi was a veritable Renaissance man of film, serving as author, director, and lead actor in Ricomincio Da Tre (1981…
(Encyclopedia) Grew, Joseph Clark, 1880–1965, American diplomat, b. Boston. Entering diplomatic service in 1904, he held posts of increasing importance in different capitals until 1924, when he…
(Encyclopedia) Siberian Platform or Angara Shield, large, geologically stable area of Precambrian rocks, N Asia, comprising much of Siberia, Russia. It is bounded, in general, on the west by the…
