Search

Search results

Displaying 111 - 120

DK Science: New Materials

ALL EXTREME FABRICAEROGEL FOAMCOMET DUST COLLECTORSTARDUSTCOMET WILD 2CONDUCTIVE FABRICSFABRIC MOBILE PHONESMART MATERIALSFIND OUT MOREMaterials scientists develop and test new materials that do…

DK Science: Brains & Intelligence

As smart as a cassowary?Brain to body weightDinosaur brain power relative to a crocodile’sHow intelligent were dinosaurs? It is difficult to know how smart dinosaurs were because their brains…

Taylor, Elizabeth, Anglo-American film actress

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932–2011, Anglo-American film actress, b. London. Regarded as one of the world's most beautiful women, Taylor went from child star and typical teenager roles to a…

Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Burghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st BaronBurghley or Burleigh, William Cecil, 1st Baronboth: bûrˈlē [key], 1520–98, English statesman. He first rose to prominence during the…

grenade

(Encyclopedia) grenadegrenadegrĭnādˈ [key], small bomb either thrown by hand or shot from a modified rifle or a grenade launcher. It may be filled with gas or chemicals but more often holds an…

Mosley, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Mosley, Walter, 1952–, African-American author, b. Los Angeles. He was a computer programmer until his first novel, the best-selling mystery Devil in a Blue Dress (1990; film, 1995),…

Elizabeth, sister of King Louis XVI of France

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1764–94, sister of King Louis XVI of France, known as Madame Elizabeth. Deeply loyal to her brother, she remained in France during the French Revolution, suffered…