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Chemistry: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures

Dalton's Law of Partial PressuresChemistryGas LawsBoyle's Law: Why Compressed Gas Is SmallCharles's Law: The Incredible Imploding CanGay-Lussac's Law: Spray Paint + Campfire = Bad NewsThe Combined…

2009 Nobel Prize Winners

Related Links Nobel Prize History Nobel Prize History Quiz Nobel Peace Prize Winners Quiz Women Nobel Prize…

Top 10 Selling Musical Artists, 2010

In 2010, Taylor Swift topped the charts in America with her albums sales. The following table lists the rank, artist, and U.S. sales data for the top ten selling musical artists of 2010…

Richardson, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Richardson, Samuel, 1689–1761, English novelist, b. Derbyshire. When he was 50 and a prosperous printer, Richardson was asked to compose a guide to letter writing. The idea of…

Comey, James Brien, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Comey, James Brien, Jr., 1960–, American law enforcement official, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. William and Mary, 1982, Univ. of Chicago Law School, 1985. He was assistant U.S. attorney for…

Movies and Film: A Musical Interlude

A Musical InterludeMovies and FilmFilm: Sound in MoviesA Brief History of Sound in MoviesBring on Da Noise: Synchronous and Nonsynchronous SoundSound Effects and Their FunctionsA Musical…

Flynt, Larry Claxton, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Flynt, Larry Claxton, Jr., 1942-2021, American magazine publisher, b. Lakeville, Ky. Flynt was the son of a sharecropper, and dropped…

Tyrannosaurus Sue

Tyrannosaurus Sue The prehistoric giant stands again by Holly Hartman After 65 million years, Sue is back on her feet. SUE IS A SENSATION. It's not just that she's 42…

Kao, Sir Charles Kuen

(Encyclopedia) Kao, Sir Charles Kuen, 1933–2018, British-American physicist, b. Shanghai, China, Ph.D. Imperial College London, 1965. Kao was an engineer and researcher at Standard Telecommunications…