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Lee, Tsung-Dao

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Tsung-DaoLee, Tsung-Daodz&oobreve;ngˈ-douˈ lēˈ [key], 1926–, American physicist, b. China, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1950. He was a member (1951–53) of the Institute for…

Jingdezhen

(Encyclopedia) JingdezhenJingdezhenjĭng-d&oobreve;-jŭn [key] or FowliangFowliangf&oomacr;ˈlyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 294,000), NE Jiangxi prov., China, on the Chang River. It is world…

Eugene Clay SHAW, Jr., Congress, FL (1939)

SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr., a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Dade County, Fla., April 19, 1939; graduated from Miami Edison Senior High School, Miami, Fla., 1957; B.S., Stetson…

Adam BENJAMIN, Jr., Congress, IN (1935-1982)

BENJAMIN, Adam, Jr., a Representative from Indiana; born in Gary, Lake County, Ind., August 6, 1935; attended the public elementary schools of Gary; graduated, Kemper Military (high) School,…

Olympic Highlights: 2008

Day-to-day news from Beijing by Liz Olson, Mark Hughes, Chris Warner, and Beth Rowen Top Medal Count*United States: 110China: 100Russia: 72 Friday, Aug. 8 The 2008 Summer…

Taekwondo

MEN Flyweight (under 128 lbs): 1. Michail Mouroutsos, GRE def. 2. Gabriel Esparza, SPA (4-2); 3. Huang Chih-Hsiung, TPE def. Gabriel Alberto Taraburelli, ARG (3-0). Featherweight (under 148 lbs): 1…

Samuel MOORE, Congress, PA (1774-1861)

MOORE, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Deerfield (now Deerfield Street), Cumberland County, N.J., February 8, 1774; pursued an academic course and was graduated from the…

Kennelly, Arthur Edwin

(Encyclopedia) Kennelly, Arthur EdwinKennelly, Arthur Edwinkĕnˈəlē [key], 1861–1939, American electrical engineer, b. Bombay (now Mumbai), India, educated at University College School, London. He was…

2004 Olympics: Table Tennis

MENSinglesSeung Min Ryu, KOR Hao Wang, CHN Liqin Wang, CHNDoublesMa / Chen, CHN Ko / Li, HKG Maze / Tugwell, DENWOMENEvent SinglesYining Zhang, CHN Hyang Mi Kim, PRK…