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Writing Well: An Embarrassment of Riches

An Embarrassment of RichesWriting WellCast a Critical EyeAn Embarrassment of RichesOn the Right Track Author! Author! The average professional (that's you!) is required to read about four million…

Space Glossary

This page provides explanations and images of bodies throughout the universe: galaxies, solar systems, planets, nebula, stars, asteroids, comets, quasars, black holes, and more. Asteroid This…

2000 Olympics: Event Results - V

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Algebra: It's a Slippery Slope

It's a Slippery Slope Algebra Graphing Linear Equations Climb Aboard the Coordinate Plane Sketching Line Graphs It's a Slippery Slope Kinky Absolute Value Graphs The slope of a line is a…

Weather: What Would I Do?

What Would I Do? Weather Making a Career Out of It What Would I Do? How Much Will I Earn? How Do I Become a Meteorologist? Will I Find a Job? Almost every single aspect of our lives is…

Children's Book Awards

The Caldecott MedalThe Golden Kite AwardThe Newbery MedalThe Horn Book AwardThe Coretta Scott King AwardAdditional Book Awards Every year, books written for children receive prizes for being the…

Daniel C. Tsui

physicistBorn: 1939Birthplace: Henan Province, China Daniel Tsui was born in a remote Chinese village to illiterate parents who were determined that their children would be educated. His sent him…

John Chuang

entrepreneurBirthplace: New York, N.Y. Chuang attended Harvard University, earning both a bachelor's degree and an MBA. In 1986, while running a small print shop as a student, Chuang realized the…

Dr. Jane Goodall

ethologist Born: 1934 Dr. Jane Goodall is the world's leading authority on chimpanzees. At the age of 23, determined to learn about African wildlife, she left her native England for East Africa,…