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transformer

(Encyclopedia) transformer, electrical device used to transfer an alternating current or voltage from one electric circuit to another by means of electromagnetic induction. The simplest type of…

Car Names

In a Dodge Diplomat, a soccer mom feels positively patrician by Borgna Brunner 1958 Corvette Convertible Related Links Most Popular Car Colors Least and Most…

Dracula and Other Vampire Beliefs

Dracula and Other Vampire Beliefs Belief in vampires and the power of blood is as old as mankind by David Johnson Belief in vampires and the power of blood is as old as mankind. Early…

DK History: Decolonization

WHEN DID WINDS OF CHANGE BLOW? APARTHEIDFIND OUT MOREAfter 1945, European nations began to give up their colonies. In some places, power was handed back to local people peacefully. White South…

DK Science: Observatories

EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORYMAUNA KEA OBSERVATORYVERY LARGE ARRAYFIND OUT MOREOptical observatories study the visible radiation (light) from objects in space, and most are located high up on…

Montmorency, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Montmorency, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Laurentian Mts., S Que., Canada, and flowing generally S to the St. Lawrence River. Near its mouth are Montmorency Falls (275…

Hazelwood

(Encyclopedia) Hazelwood, city (2020 pop. 25,458), St. Louis co., E. Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. as a village 1949, city charter approved 1969.…

Candlewood Lake

(Encyclopedia) Candlewood Lake, 8.4 sq mi (21.8 sq km), W Conn. It is formed behind a power dam S of the Rocky River's junction with the Housatonic River. Along its 65-mi (105-km) shoreline are…

Albert Hofmann Biography

Swiss chemistDied: April 29, 2008Best Known as: Swiss Chemist who created LSD Deathplace: Basel, Switzerland Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist best known for…

Midori Ito Biography

skaterBirthplace: Nagoya, JapanBest Known as: Japanese figure skater Ito started skating at age 5 and won her first of eight consecutive All-Japan Championships in…