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Störmer, Horst Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) Störmer, Horst Ludwig, 1949–, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Stuttgart, 1977. He joined the research staff at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, N.J., in 1978. Störmer and Daniel Tsui were co…

Smith, George Elwood

(Encyclopedia) Smith, George Elwood, 1930–, American physicist, b. White Plains, N.Y., Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1959. Smith was a researcher at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., from 1959 until…

DK Science: Cnidarians

PHYLUM: CNIDARIACnidarians are water animals that have a simple, usually symmetrical, body with a mouth opening. Stinging cells on tentacles around the mouth catch prey. Cnidarians are…

2015 Newbery Medal and Honor Books

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children…

Nick Holonyak Biography

inventorBorn: 28 November 1928Best Known as: inventor of the first III-V alloy visible LEDs Nick Holonyak invented the first light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which are…

Ernest Hemingway

novelistBorn: 7/21/1899Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short-story writer considered spokesman of the “lost generation.” His works, which include The Sun Also Rises…

Beverly Sills

(Belle Silverman)operatic sopranoBorn: 5/25/1929Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Animated coloratura widely regarded as America's greatest soprano. She has appeared as the heroine in more than 50…

Gina Lollobrigida

(Luigina Lollobrigida, as fashion model used the name Diane Loris)model, actress Born: 7/4/1927Birthplace: Subiaco, Italy A former art student and magazine model, “La Lollo” personified the movie…

Matthew Modine

actorBorn: 3/22/1959Birthplace: Loma Linda, California Modine first broke into movies in 1983 with three films (Baby, It's You; Private School; Streamers) and then distinguished himself in a…

Eric Stoltz

actorBorn: 9/30/1961Birthplace: Whittier, California Stoltz has a strong background in theater, and was nominated for a Tony for his Broadway debut in Our Town (1989). His film credits include Mask…