WATRES, Laurence Hawley, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., July 18, 1882; attended the public schools and Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated…
RUSSELL, Sam Morris, a Representative from Texas; born on a farm near Stephenville, Erath County, Tex., August 9, 1889; attended the rural schools and the John Tarleton College, Stephenville,…
RACE, John Abner, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Fond du Lac, Wis., May 12, 1914; attended the public schools of Fond du Lac and the University of Wisconsin; employed in the machine-…
air conditioning pioneerBorn: 11/26/1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Carrier grew up on his father's farm on the New York shore of Lake Erie. In 1895 he received a scholarship to Cornell University,…
HANCOCK, Clarence Eugene, a Representative from New York; born in Syracuse, N.Y., February 13, 1885; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., in…
HEILMAN, William, (great-grandfather of Charles Marion LaFollette), a Representative from Indiana; born in Albig, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, October 11, 1824; immigrated to the United…
What is this job like? Secretaries make appointments. They put files in order. They also write letters and answer the phone. They may make travel plans. Secretaries use computers, fax machines, and…
HARDWARESOFTWAREFIND OUT MOREA computer is an electronic machine that obeys instructions telling it how to present information in a more useful form. Its HARDWARE is the actual machine, including…
HOW CAN SOLIDS BE SEPARATED? HOW DOES DISTILLATION WORK? HOW ARE GASES SEPARATED? FILTRATIONFIND OUT MOREHow do we extract salt from seawater? Methods for separating a mixture depend on differences…
They were once called chiffoniers, then ragpickers, then junk dealers; now they are secondhand clothes dealers. Since biblical times, people have worked for food, clothing, and shelter. They still…
