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Ralph Harold METCALFE, Congress, IL (1910-1978)

METCALFE, Ralph Harold, a Representative from Illinois; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 29, 1910; attended the Chicago public schools; Ph.B., Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis.,…

Bernardo Bertolucci

One of Italy's most famous film directors, Bernardo Bertolucci won two Academy Awards as the director and co-writer of the 1987 film The Last Emperor. It was the culmination of a career which…

Food-Borne Diseases: Introduction

IntroductionFood-Borne DiseasesIntroductionE. coli 0157:H7CamphylobacterSalmonellaShigellaListeriaTrichinosisIn 1993 in Seattle, Washington, several school-aged children became ill, suffering from…

Liam Neeson

Irish actor Liam Neeson is known for his brainy-yet-brawny persona in serious dramas such as Schindler's List (1993, directed by Steven Spielberg) and Michael Collins (1996, with Julia Roberts), as…

magnetic levitation

(Encyclopedia) magnetic levitation or maglevmaglevmăgˈlĕv [key], support and often propulsion of objects or vehicles by the use of magnets. The magnets used in magnetic levitation suspend an object…

Gaye, Marvin

(Encyclopedia) Gaye, Marvin, 1939-1984, African-American singer and songwriter, b. Washington, D.C., as Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. Gaye’s father was a…