Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Putin's…
(Encyclopedia) English units of measurement, principal system of weights and measures used in a few nations, the only major industrial one being the United States. It actually consists of two related…
Record of the Year“Another Day in Paradise,” Phil CollinsAlbum of the YearBack on the Block, Quincy Jones (Qwest/Warner Bros.)Song of the Year“From a Distance,” Julie Gold, songwriterBest New…
by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith The City of New York is the largest city in the United States, and home to many of the country's most famous and recognizable landmarks…
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Electrical and radio symbols
electricity, class of phenomena arising from the existence of charge. The basic unit of charge is that on the proton or electron—the proton's…
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Internal-combustion engines: In the four-stroke reciprocating engine (above), a mixture of fuel and air is taken into the chamber on the down-stroke of the piston, is compressed…
(Encyclopedia) glass, hard substance, usually brittle and transparent, composed chiefly of silicates and an alkali fused at high temperature.
Glass has become invaluable in modern architecture,…
(Encyclopedia) locomotive, vehicle used to pull a train of unpowered railroad cars.
Richard Trevithick, a British engineer and inventor, built and operated (1803–4) the first successful steam…
