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Weissman, Drew
(Encyclopedia) Weissman, Drew 1959–, b. Lexington, Mass., American Immunologist, studied at Brandeis University (B.A., M.A., 1981) and Boston…Swampscott
(Encyclopedia) SwampscottSwampscottswŏmpˈskət [key], town (1990 pop. 13,650), Essex co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, formerly an exclusive summer resort, on Massachusetts Bay; settled…rutherfordium
(Encyclopedia) rutherfordiumrutherfordiumrŭᵺˌərfôrˈdēəm [key], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Rf; at. no. 104; mass number of most stable isotope 265; m.p., b.p., and sp.…slime mold
(Encyclopedia) slime mold or slime fungus, a heterotrophic organism once regarded as a fungus but later classified with the Protista. In a recent system of classification based on analysis of nucleic…Eucharist
(Encyclopedia) EucharistEucharisty&oomacr;ˈkərĭst [key] [Gr.,=thanksgiving], Christian sacrament that repeats the action of Jesus at his last supper with his disciples, when he gave them bread,…Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer
(Encyclopedia) Peabody, Elizabeth PalmerPeabody, Elizabeth Palmerpēˈbädē, –bədē [key], 1804–94, American educator, lecturer, and reformer, b. Billerica, Mass. The Peabody family moved (c.1809) to…pendulum
(Encyclopedia) pendulum, a mass, called a bob, suspended from a fixed point so that it can swing in an arc determined by its momentum and the force of gravity. The length of a pendulum is the…binary star
(Encyclopedia) CE5 A. Eclipsing binary: Primary component passing behind secondary (dimmer) component B. Light curve for eclipsing binary binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held…Suess, Eduard
(Encyclopedia) Suess, EduardSuess, Eduardāˈd&oomacr;ärt züs [key], 1831–1914, Austrian geologist, b. London. He was a professor (1857–1901) at the Univ. of Vienna and served for more than 20…STP
(Encyclopedia) STP or standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions for measurement of the properties of matter. The standard temperature is the freezing point of pure water, 0℃ or 273.15K.…Trending
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