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1966 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Strangers in the Night,” Frank SinatraAlbum of the YearSinatra: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra (Reprise)Song of the Year“Michelle,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney,…

Robert Culp Biography

actorBorn: 8/16/30Died: 3/24/2010 (Hollywood Hills, Calif.) Best Known as: actor who played Kelly Robinson in I Spy Veteran actor Robert Culp found fame in…

Ali Akbar Khan

musicianBorn: April 14, 1922Birthplace: Maihar, India Ali Akbar was born into a family steeped in the traditions of Indian court music. The family music ancestry dates back to the 16th century, and…

Frank JONES, Congress, NH (1832-1902)

JONES, Frank, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Barrington, N.H., September 15, 1832; attended the public schools; moved to Portsmouth in 1849 and became a merchant and brewer;…

Jonathan SCOVILLE, Congress, NY (1830-1891)

SCOVILLE, Jonathan, a Representative from New York; born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., July 14, 1830; attended various educational institutions in Massachusetts, including the…

observatory

(Encyclopedia) observatory, scientific facility especially equipped to detect and record naturally occurring scientific phenomena. Although geological and meteorological observatories exist, the term…

Millennial Questions

Where will the Sun first rise on January 1, 2000? Whether the millennium begins in 2000 or 2001 is not the only debate surrounding the New Year's Eve party of the century. Just exactly where the…

DK Science & Technology: Color

WHAT IS THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM? WHAT ARE PRIMARY COLORS? HOW MANY COLORS CAN WE SEE? DISPERSIONCOLOR TREEFIND OUT MORELight has different wavelengths, which we see as colors. The range of wavelengths…

What Kind of Doctor?

Source: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences An allergist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and allergies. An anesthesiologist is trained in the use of…