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Butenandt, Adolf Friedrich Johann

(Encyclopedia) Butenandt, Adolf Friedrich Johann, 1903–95, German biochemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1927. Butenandt held academic posts at the Univ. of Göttingen (1927–33) and the Institute of…

Bothe, Walther Wilhelm Georg

(Encyclopedia) Bothe, Walther Wilhelm Georg, 1891–1957, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin, 1923. Bothe was a researcher at the Reich Physical and Technical Institute (1913–30) and a professor…

Private Planes: Learjet 23

by David Noland Learjet 23 Specs Length: 43 ft, 3 in. Wingspan: 35 ft, 8 in. Empty weight: 6550 lbs Max takeoff weight:…

A Tour of Rushmore

Jason Schwartzman's Max Fischer is a jack of all trades, but is he competent at any? Many struggling filmmakers would agree. Anderson advanced from the micro-budgeted Rocket to the high-profile…

Bombers: Boeing B-52

by David Noland Boeing B-52H Specs Length: 156 ft Wingspan: 185 ft Empty weight: 172,740 lbs Max takeoff weight: 488,000 lbs Max fuel: 317…

Passenger Planes: Concorde

by David Noland Concorde Specs Length: 202 ft Wingspan: 84 ft Empty weight: 173,500 lbs Max fuel weight: 210,000 lbs Max takeoff weight:…

Fighter Planes: P-51 Mustang

by David Noland P-51D Mustang Specs Length: 32 ft, 3 in. Wingspan: 37 ft Empty weight: 7,125 lbs Max weight: 11,600 lbs Max speed: 440 mph at 30,000…

Maurice Sendak

—Hope O'KeeffeSource: The National Endowment for the Arts “The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible…

A Tour of Rushmore

Related Links: Rushmore Official Site Entertainment Reviews: Rushmore The Movies of 1998 The Movies of 1999Rushmore is more about the reality people create for themselves — in fantasies,…