(Encyclopedia) Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David Goodman), 1909–86, American clarinetist, composer, and band leader, b. Chicago. Goodman studied clarinet at Hull House. In Chicago he had the opportunity…
(Encyclopedia) episomeepisomeĕpˈĭsōm [key], unit of genetic material composed of a series of genes that sometimes has an independent existence in a host cell and at other times is integrated into a…
(Encyclopedia) species, in biology, a category of classification, the original and still the basic unit in the demarcation of plant and animal types. The species marks the boundary between…
—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…
(Encyclopedia) race, one of the group of populations regarded as constituting humanity. The differences that have historically determined the classification into races are predominantly physical…
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Senate Years of Service: 1968-1987Party: DemocratEAGLETON, Thomas Francis, a Senator from Missouri; born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo., September 4, 1929; enlisted in the United States…
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1926Party: RepublicanWILLIAMS, George Howard, a Senator from Missouri; born in California, Moniteau County, Mo., on December 1, 1871; attended the public schools…
FAIRCHILD, Benjamin Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in Sweden (near Rochester), Monroe County, N.Y., January 5, 1863; attended the public schools of Washington, D.C., and a…
