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Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'
(Encyclopedia) Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Joseph Antoine Bruni d'zhôzĕfˈ äNtwänˈ br&oomacr;nēˈ däNtrəkästōˈ [key], 1739–93, French navigator. He entered the French navy…Environmental Protection Agency
(Encyclopedia) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water…Medicaid
(Encyclopedia) Medicaid, national health insurance program in the United States for low-income persons and persons with disabilities. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security…Nelson, Leonard
(Encyclopedia) Nelson, Leonard, 1882–1927, German philosopher. On the faculty of the Univ. of Göttingen from 1909, he was interested in the use of critical method to establish a scientific foundation…Kirkpatrick, Jeane Duane Jordan
(Encyclopedia) Kirkpatrick, Jeane Duane JordanKirkpatrick, Jeane Duane Jordankûrkpăˈtrĭk, kûrpăˈ– [key], 1926–2006, U.S. public official, b. Duncan, Okla. Originally a Democrat, she was professor of…pharmacopoeia
(Encyclopedia) pharmacopoeia or pharmocopeiapharmocopeiafärˌməkəpēˈə [key], authoritative publication designating the properties, action, use, dosage, and standards of strength and purity of drugs.…Flexner, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Flexner, Abraham, 1866–1959, American educator, b. Louisville, Ky., grad. Johns Hopkins, 1886. After 19 years as a secondary school teacher and principal, he took graduate work at…Cornell, Eric Allin
(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Eric Allin, 1961–, American physicist, b. Palo Alto, Calif., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. Since 1990, he has been a researcher at the Joint Institute for…Vergil, Polydore
(Encyclopedia) Vergil or Virgil, Polydore, 1470?-1555?, historian and humanist, b. Urbino, Italy. He studied at Bologna and Padua, served as secretary to the duke of Urbino, was chamberlain to Pope…Burbage, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Burbage, RichardBurbage, Richardbûrˈbĭj [key], 1567?–1619, first great English actor. The leading tragedian of the Chamberlain's Men, he originated the title roles in Shakespeare's…Trending
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