(Encyclopedia) chloral hydratechloral hydrateklōrˈəl hīˈdrāt [key], central nervous system depressant that is widely used as a hypnotic, or sleep-inducing drug. Chloral hydrate is the common…
(Encyclopedia) Herriman, George, 1880–1944, American cartoonist, b. New Orleans into a prominent mixed-race Creole family. He created the fanciful, abstractly drawn comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–44),…
History of ChopsticksHow did the Asian food utensils originate? by David Johnson In much of Asia, especially the so-called "rice bowl" cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam…
Born: 1925Birthplace: near Portland, Oregon X-Y position indicator for a display system: the mouse—Douglas Engelbart envisioned a computer that would work in the modern office and made it a…
(Encyclopedia) Engelbart, Douglas Carl, 1925–2013, American engineer and inventor, b. Portland, Oreg., Ph.D Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1955. He was a radar technician in the navy during World War…
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Spears, Britney Jean
(Encyclopedia) Spears, Britney Jean, 1981- , b. McComb, Ms. Spears studied singing and dance as a young child in her hometown and enrolled in New…
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Sir Martin John, British geneticist, Ph.D., University College London, 1969. After serving on the faculty at University College London (1966–78) and Cambridge (1978–99), he…
