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Brunel, Sir Marc Isambard

(Encyclopedia) Brunel, Sir Marc IsambardBrunel, Sir Marc Isambardĭzˈəmbärdˌ br&oomacr;nĕlˈ [key], 1769–1849, British engineer and inventor. Born in France, he came to the United States in 1793 as…

Marc Girardelli

Born: July 18, 1963Luxembourg Alpine skier Austrian native who refused to join Austrian Ski Federation because he wanted to be coached by his father; won unprecedented 5th overall World Cup title…

Suzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de Foy

(Encyclopedia) Suzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de FoySuzor-Côté, Marc Aurèle de Foymärk ôrĕlˈ də fwä süzôrˈ-kōtāˈ [key], 1869–1937, Canadian painter and sculptor, b. Quebec prov. He studied in Paris in the…

Kaboré, Roch Marc Christian

(Encyclopedia) Kaboré, Roch Marc Christian, 1957–, Burkinabé political leader. Following a career in banking, he joined Blaise Compaoré's government, serving as minister of transport and…

Saint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur de

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur deSaint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur demärk-äNtwänˈ də zhārärˈ, syör də săNtämäNˈ [key], 1594–1661, French lyric poet. After…

Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'

(Encyclopedia) Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson, Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'märk pyĕr də vwäyāˈ də pōmēˈ kôNt därzhäNsôNˈ [key], 1696–1764, French statesman and…

DK Science: Internet

PACKET SWITCHINGINTERNET ACCESSCONNECTING TO THE INTERNETEMAILWORLD WIDE WEBFIND OUT MOREThe Internet is a computer network covering the whole world. We can use it to search through three billion…

Blaue Reiter, der

(Encyclopedia) Blaue Reiter, derBlaue Reiter, derdĕr blouˈə rīˈtər [key] [Ger.,=the blue rider], German expressionist art movement, lasting from 1911 to 1914. It took its name from a painting by…

Cicero Biography

Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman orator, philosopher, and politicianBorn: 106 B.C. Cicero was the most famous of all Roman orators. He held a variety of political posts and was known as an opponent of…

World Wide Web

(Encyclopedia) World Wide Web (WWW or W3), collection of globally distributed text and multimedia documents and files and other network services linked in such a way as to create an immense…