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A Guide to Inventions and Discoveries From Adrenaline to the Zipper
From Adrenaline to the Zipper See also Famous Firsts in Aviation, Nobel Prizes.Adrenaline:(isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897.Aerosol can:Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926.Air brake:George…Acknowledgments
The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…The 2001 Class of Inductees
Robert L. Banks, 1921–1989, and John Paul Hogan, 1919– , POLYPROPYLENE AND HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE). While working for the Phillips Petroleum Company, Banks and Hogan developed two…Profiles of the <i>Columbia</i> Astronauts
by Borgna Brunner and Erin Martin Space Shuttle Columbia crew, from left to right, David M. Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael P. Anderson, William McCool, and…James Graves SCRUGHAM, Congress, NV (1880-1945)
Senate Years of Service: 1942-1945 Party: Democrat SCRUGHAM James Graves , a Representative and a Senator from Nevada; born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 19, 1880; attended the public…Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr. Biography
Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr.chemical engineerBorn: 2/3/1926Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind. Virgil Trice earned both B.S. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University in 1945. He also received an M.S…Rudolf Diesel Biography
Rudolf DieselBorn: 1858Birthplace: Paris, France Internal combustion engine—Diesel is best known for his invention of the pressure-ignited heat engine that bears his name. The Diesel engine was able…Timeline: Ford Mustang
50th Anniversary 2014 Ford Mustang Photo Credit: Raynardo Here are some key moments in the history and evolution of the Ford Mustang. 1964 1970 1980 1990 2000…Jobs Involving Computers
Database AdministratorComputer Support SpecialistComputer Hardware EngineerComputer Software EngineerWebmasterSystems AnalystJobs Involving Helping PeopleCareer GuideJobs Involving Law…Larry Page
Name at birth: Lawrence Edward PageLarry Page and his friend Sergey Brin created the search engine Google in 1998. Larry Page's father was a professor of computer science at Michigan State, and…Trending
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