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gaillardia

(Encyclopedia) gaillardiagaillardiagālärˈdēə [key], any plant of the genus Gaillardia of the Asteaceae family (aster family), including annual, biennial, and perennial herbs with showy heads of red…

Hevesy, Georg von

(Encyclopedia) Hevesy, Georg vonHevesy, Georg vongāˈôrkh fən hĕˈvĕshē [key], 1885–1966, Hungarian physicist and chemist. He received the 1943 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the use of…

Huber, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Huber, RobertHuber, Roberth&oomacr;ˈbər [key], 1937–, German biochemist. After receiving his doctorate at Munich Technical Univ., he worked both there and at the Max Planck…

Carrington, Leonora

(Encyclopedia) Carrington, Leonora, 1917–2011, English-born Mexican surrealist painter, novelist, and eccentric, studied art at Ozenfant Academy, London (1935–38). From a wealthy Anglo-Irish family,…

DK Science: Black Holes

SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLESSPAGHETTIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREWhen the biggest stars explode as supernovas, their cores collapse in on themselves under gravity to become black holes. These regions…

Bowling Trivia

Restaurateur Joe Thum created America's first bowling organization on Sept. 9, 1895, when he pulled together representatives of various regional bowling clubs and formed the American Bowling…

fish, in zoology

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Anatomy of a ray-finned fish fish, limbless aquatic vertebrate animal with fins and internal gills. Traditionally the living fish have been divided into three class: the…

1999 Major League Baseball Preview

American League Preseason Picks MVP: Alex Rodriguez, SS, Seattle Rookie of the Year: Eric Chavez, 3B, Oakland Cy Young: Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox A.L. Champion: New York Yankees Wild Card…

Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare

Tuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTuberculosisIntroductionTuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTreating TBTB Is a Global Peril TB-causing bacteria is passed from person to person through the air when…

Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare

Tuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTuberculosisIntroductionTuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTreating TBTB Is a Global Peril TB-causing bacteria is passed from person to person through the air when…