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Eiseley, Loren Corey

(Encyclopedia) Eiseley, Loren CoreyEiseley, Loren Coreyīzˈlē [key], 1907–77, American anthropologist, b. Lincoln, Nebr. He taught anthropology at the Univ. of Kansas (1937–44), was chair of sociology…

Wright, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Joseph, 1756–93, American portrait painter, b. Bordentown, N.J., son of Patience Lovell Wright. He studied under Benjamin West in London, where he painted the prince of Wales (…

Caraway, Hattie Wyatt

(Encyclopedia) Caraway, Hattie WyattCaraway, Hattie Wyattkărˈəwāˌ [key], 1878–1950, U.S. senator (1932–45), b. near Bakerville, Tenn. In 1932 she was appointed to fill the unexpired Senate term from…

2008 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Shivani Sud, 17, of Durham, North Carolina for a bioinformatics and genomics project that focused on identifying stage II colon…

NFL Football Preview 2000: AFC Central

  NFL Preview: AFC Central Tennessee, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Cleveland   by Mike Morrison   1. Tennessee—Last year's 13-3…

Grand Coulee Dam

(Encyclopedia) Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam k&oomacr;ˈlē [key], 550 ft (168 m) high and 4,173 ft (1,272 m)…

Halprin, Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Lawrence, 1916-2009, American landscape architect and urban designer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Cornell Univ (B.S., 1939), Univ. of…

Kane, Elisha Kent

(Encyclopedia) Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820–57, American physician and arctic explorer, b. Philadelphia. Seeking adventure after medical school, Kane entered naval service and before he was 30 had seen…

Samuel Plummer MORRILL, Congress, ME (1816-1892)

MORRILL, Samuel Plummer, a Representative from Maine; born in Chesterville, Franklin County, Maine, February 11, 1816; attended the common schools and Farmington Academy, Farmington, Maine;…