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Gide, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Gide, CharlesGide, Charlesshärl [key]Gide, Charles zhēd [key], 1847–1932, French economist. A professor at the universities of Bordeaux, Montpellier, and Paris, Gide was an expert on…

Neurath, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Neurath, Otto, 1882–1945, Austrian philosopher, social scientist, and design theorist, b. Vienna. During the 1920s and 30s he was both a Marxist and a member of the Vienna Circle, an…

Lowry, Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Lowry, Malcolm (Clarence Malcolm Lowry)Lowry, Malcolmlouˈrē [key], 1909–57, English novelist, b. New Brighton, Wirral. Lowry is widely recognized as an important writer who effectively…

Ellison, Ralph

(Encyclopedia) Ellison, Ralph (Ralph Waldo Ellison), 1914–94, African-American author, b. Oklahoma City, studied Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee Univ.). Originally a trumpet player and aspiring…

Seattle, Wash.

Mayor: Ed Murray (to Dec. 31, 2017) 2010 census population (rank): 608,660 (23); Male: 304,030 (50.0%); Female: 304,630 (50.0%); White: 422,870 (69.5%); Black: 48,316 (7.9%); American Indian and…

History of the Summer Vacation

  By Rachael Stark Why does the American school year start in September and end in June? It's something of a mystery. Did children once "bring in the harvest" on the family farm all summer in…

Cell Theory, Form, and Function: Introduction

IntroductionCell Theory, Form, and FunctionIntroductionProkaryotes and EukaryotesVirusesFluid Mosaic Model of Membrane Structure and FunctionCell Cycle: Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis Deep…