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Reich, Robert Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Reich, Robert BernardReich, Robert Bernardrīsh, rīk [key], 1946–, American political economist and government official, b. Scranton, Pa. He attended Dartmouth, Oxford (where he and…Haifa
(Encyclopedia) Haifa Haifa hīˈfä [key], city, NW Israel, a port on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of…Kuala Lumpur
(Encyclopedia) Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpurkwäˈlə l&oobreve;mˈp&oobreve;r [key], city (1990 est. pop. 1,750,000), capital of Malaysia, S Malay Peninsula, at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak…Rogers, Richard George, Baron Rogers of Riverside
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Richard George, Baron Rogers of Riverside, 1933–2021, British architect, b. Florence, Italy, Architectural Association,…Man, Isle of
(Encyclopedia) Man, Isle of, island and dependency of the British crown (2015 est. pop. 83,000), 227 sq mi (588 sq km), off Great Britain, in the Irish Sea. The coast is rocky with precipitous cliffs…electronics industry
(Encyclopedia) electronics industry, the business of creating, designing, producing, and selling devices such as radios, televisions, stereos, computers, semiconductors, transistors, and integrated…September 2017 Current Events: Science & Technology News
Top of Page Disaster News | US News | World News As sciences marches on, you can sometimes feel like you're getting left in the dust. Infoplease has what you need to stay in the know. Here are the…fishing
(Encyclopedia) fishing, act of catching fish for consumption or display. Fishing—usually by hand, club, spear, net, and (at least as early as 23,000 years ago) by hook—was known to prehistoric people…amusement park
(Encyclopedia) amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and…Saarland
(Encyclopedia) SaarlandSaarlandzärˈlänt, state (1994 pop. 1,080,000), 991 sq mi (2,567 sq km), SW Germany; formerly called the Saar or the Saar Territory. Saarbrücken is the capital; other cities…