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Tandy, James Napper
(Encyclopedia) Tandy, James Napper, 1740–1803, Irish revolutionary. Originally a small tradesman in Dublin, he gained attention by his attacks on municipal corruption and his proposal to boycott…Aesop's Fables: The Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child
by Aesop The Rich Man and the TannerThe Old Woman and the Wine-JarThe Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child A hungry Wolf was prowling about in search of food. By and by, attracted by the cries…Frank Rudolph WOLF, Congress, VA (1939)
WOLF Frank Rudolph , a Representative from Virginia; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 30, 1939; attended the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss., 1957-1958; B.A.,…George WOLF, Congress, PA (1777-1840)
WOLF George , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allen Township, Northampton County, Pa., August 12, 1777; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1799 and…Simeon Kalfius WOLFE, Congress, IN (1824-1888)
WOLFE Simeon Kalfius , a Representative from Indiana; born near Georgetown, Floyd County, Ind., February 14, 1824; attended Floyd County schools, and was graduated from the law department of the…Dempsey, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Dempsey, Jack (William Harrison Dempsey), 1895–1983, American boxer, b. Manassa, Colo. Dempsey, called the “Manassa Mauler,” emerged from fights on saloon floors near mining camps to…angioplasty
(Encyclopedia) angioplastyangioplastyănˈjēōplăsˌtē [key], any surgical repair of a blood vessel, especially balloon angioplasty or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, a treatment of…Roberts, Richard John
(Encyclopedia) Roberts, Richard John, 1943–, British biochemist, Ph.D., Univ. of Sheffield, 1968. Roberts joined James D. Watson's Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York in 1972, becoming…Sardou, Victorien
(Encyclopedia) Sardou, VictorienSardou, VictorienvēktôryăNˈ särd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1831–1908, French dramatist. Author of some 70 plays, he won great popularity with his light comedies and…recombination
(Encyclopedia) recombination, process of “shuffling” of genes by which new combinations can be generated. In recombination through sexual reproduction, the offspring's complete set of genes differs…Trending
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