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Royal Shakespeare Company

(Encyclopedia) Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), a British repertory theater. The company, established in 1960, was based on the earlier Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. It is a…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Thyroid

ThyroidAnatomy and PhysiologyHormonesFeedback: Not Just for GuitarsHow Hormones WorkHypothalamus: The Head HonchoPituitary: The First LieutenantThyroidKidneys: Not Just for Urine!Pancreas and…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Where It All Happens

Where It All HappensAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Excretory SystemWaterworksWhere It All HappensReabsorptionWhen You Gotta Go … Are you a coffee addict? I have to get up very early because the first…

Selected Biographies: L

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

Nicephorus, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Nicephorus, SaintNicephorus, Saintnīsĕfˈərəs [key], 758?–829?, patriarch of Constantinople (806–15), Byzantine historian and theologian. St. Nicephorus attended the Second Council of…

Ottonian art

(Encyclopedia) Ottonian artOttonian artŏtōˈnēən [key], art produced (c.900–1050) in the East Frankish kingdom of Germany known, after the emperors Otto (936–1002), as the Ottonian kingdom. Influenced…

2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine,…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Heart

The HeartAnatomy and PhysiologyThe HeartAnatomy of the HeartThe Four ChambersThe Heart's Own BloodECG: Measuring a Beat Valentine's Day, at least the greeting card variety, has forever done the…