Search

Search results

Displaying 491 - 500

Tropical Diseases: Schistosomiasis: Snail Fever

Schistosomiasis: Snail FeverTropical DiseasesIntroductionLeishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's BugGiardiasis: A One-Celled WonderSchistosomiasis: Snail FeverAfrican Sleeping SicknessRiver Blindness Among…

User's Guide to Environmental Language

acid rain: Rain contaminated with pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases come from fuels being burned at high temperatures and from car exhausts. When acid rain falls, it…

2000 Olympics: Tennis

MEN Singles: 1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, RUS def. 2. Tommy Haas, GER 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; 3. Arnaud Di Pasquale, FRA def. Roger Federer, SWI 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (7-9), 6-3. Doubles: 1. Sebastien…

James Whitmore Biography

actorBorn: October 1, 1921Died: February 6, 2009 (Malibu, California, USA) Best Known as: character actor James Whitmore's long career on the stage and screen…

Lewis Burr STURGES, Congress, CT (1763-1844)

STURGES, Lewis Burr, (son of Jonathan Sturges), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Fairfield, Conn., March 15, 1763; was graduated from Yale College in 1782; engaged in mercantile…

Hardie SCOTT, Congress, PA (1907-1999)

SCOTT, Hardie, (son of John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pa., June 7, 1907; graduated from Taft School, Watertown, Conn.,…

Ann KIRKPATRICK, Congress, AZ (1950)

KIRKPATRICK, Ann, a Representative from Arizona; born in McNary, Apache County, Ariz.; March 14, 1950; graduated from Blue Ridge High School; B. A., University of Arizona, 1972; J. D., James E.…

Daniel Andrew MICA, Congress, FL (1944)

MICA, Daniel Andrew, a Representative from Florida; born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., February 4, 1944; attended Horace Mann School, Binghamton, N.Y., 1950; graduated, Miami Edison High…

Science Projects for Beginners: Chemistry

ChemistryScience Projects for BeginnersChemistryWhat Household Cleaners Break Down Jell-O Best?What Substance Melts Ice Fastest? Salt or Sugar: Which Dissolves Faster in Different Liquids…