(Encyclopedia) Tharp, Marie, 1920–2006, American oceanographer and cartographer, grad. Univ. of Michigan (M.A. 1944). A geologist with experience in mapping, she came to Columbia Univ. as a geology…
(Encyclopedia) Werner, Abraham GottlobWerner, Abraham Gottlobäˈbrähäm gôtˈlōp vĕrˈnər [key], 1750–1817, German geologist. In 1775 he became inspector and teacher in the mining academy at Freiberg,…
A group of investors from South Dakota paid more than $90,000 for the fossilized remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex at an auction in May 2004 in California. The price tag was considerably less…
WASHBURN, Cadwallader Colden, (brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, and William Drew Washburn), a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Livermore, Androscoggin County,…
Senate Years of Service: 1895-1911Party: RepublicanELKINS, Stephen Benton, (father of Davis Elkins), a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Perry…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887Party: RepublicanCONGER, Omar Dwight, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y., April 1, 1818; moved with his…
Senate Years of Service: 1909-1921Party: DemocratCHAMBERLAIN, George Earle, (grandson of Stevenson Archer [1786-1848], great-grandson of John Archer), a Senator from Oregon; born on a…
Early Theories of EvolutionHistorical Development and Mechanisms of Evolution and Natural SelectionIntroductionEarly Theories of EvolutionNatural Selection and EvolutionNatural-Selection Mechanisms…
The Faster You Go, the Shorter You GetTheories of the UniverseCracks in a Newtonian WorldFaster Than a Speeding Light WaveIt All Depends on Your PositionThe Relative Nature of Space and…
