(Encyclopedia) Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO), series of six orbiting observatories (see observatory, orbiting) launched between 1964 and 1969 by the National Aeronautics and Space…
(Encyclopedia) biophysics, application of various methods and principles of physical science to the study of biological problems. In physiological biophysics physical mechanisms have been used to…
(Encyclopedia) Blades, RubénBlades, Rubénr&oomacr;bānˈ bläˈᵺās [key], 1948–, Panamanian singer, songwriter, band leader, and actor. He is a graduate (1972) of the Univ. of Panama law school and…
Ancestor of Mammals Discovered The fossil skull of a 260-million-year-old sheep-sized animal was found near Williston on the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the most primitive member yet…
—Borgna BrunnerVital Stats of the Universe In one of the most important cosmological discoveries in years, NASA scientists have captured the most precise image of the universe, shedding light on…
Prehistoric Eggs The earliest fossil animal embryos, dating from the Precambrian era, were found by American, Taiwanese, and Chinese scientists in phosphate deposits in China's Guizhou province.…
HI-TECH IMAGING SURGERY ARTIFICIAL DEVICES FIND OUT MORE
Technology plays an increasingly important role in modern medicine. Today, HI-TECH IMAGING allows doctors to view internal body…
TRANSMITTING TELEVISION SIGNALSSTRIPED SCREENFLAT SCREENDIGITAL TELEVISIONFIND OUT MORETelevision converts the image from a camera lens into a stream of data that can be sent down a cable or…
