(Encyclopedia) Miranda v. Arizona, U.S. Supreme Court case (1966) in the area of due process of law (see Fourteenth Amendment). The decision reversed an Arizona court's conviction of Ernesto Miranda…
(Encyclopedia) Miranda, Francisco deMiranda, Francisco defränsēˈskō ᵺā mēränˈdä [key], 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and adventurer. A hero of the struggle for independence from Spain, he is…
Born: 1832Birthplace: Holzhausen, Germany Gas motor engine—Otto introduced the four-stroke piston cycle on which most modern internal combustion engines are based. (1981)Died: 1891
(Encyclopedia) Carreño de Miranda, JuanCarreño de Miranda, Juanhwän kärāˈnyō dā mēränˈdä [key], 1614–85, Spanish baroque painter. A protégé of Velázquez, Carreño eventually succeeded his master as…
(Encyclopedia) Chinchilla Miranda, Laura, 1959–, Costa Rican politian, president of Costa Rica (2010–). Before entering politics she worked as a consultant for international agencies in Latin America…
(Encyclopedia) Sá de Miranda, Francisco deSá de Miranda, Francisco defränsēshˈkō də sä də mēränˈdä [key], 1481–1558, Portuguese writer. A noble and a courtier, he lived for a time in Italy and became…
(Encyclopedia) Lilienthal, OttoLilienthal, Ottoôˈtō lēˈlyəntäl [key], 1848–96, German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer in his experiments with gliders. He made major developments in the glider based…
