(Encyclopedia) Ashkin, Arthur, 1922–2020, American physicist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Cornell, 1952. Ashkin worked for four decades at Bell Laboratories, retiring in 1992. Ashkin researched…
(Encyclopedia) tent, portable shelter of canvas, skins, felt, matting, or other material usually supported by poles and used chiefly by nomads, hunters, and campers. Tents have been used by pastoral…
(Encyclopedia) pasqueflowerpasqueflowerpăskˈflouˌər [key], name for two similar perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family). The Old World pasqueflower (Anemone pulsatilla) was so named…
(Encyclopedia) von Sydow, Max, 1929–2020, Swedish actor, b. Carl Adolf von Sydow. He worked with director Ingmar Bergman at the Malmö Municipal Theatre (1955–60) before moving to Stockhom and joining…
Foods for your Brain (and body) by Mark Hughes Proper nutrition is a key component to living a full and healthy life. Fruits, vegetables, and nuts give our bodies nutrients that keep…
Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) The Permanent Mission of India to the UN
1984 Bell System broken up (Jan. 1). France gets first deliveries of Soviet natural gas (…
(Encyclopedia) Chinese music, the classical music forms of China.
Throughout the political and social turmoil following World War I, Western (classical and popular) and Japanese sources dominated…
