Search

Search results

Displaying 161 - 170

Hinduism

India's Largest Faith Hinduism is the major religion of India, practiced by more than 80% of the population. In contrast to other religions, it has no founder. Considered the oldest religion in the…

1977 National Book Awards

Biography and AutobiographyNorman Thomas: The Last Idealist, W. A. SwanbergChildren's LiteratureThe Master Puppeteer, Katherine PatersonContemporary ThoughtThe Uses of Enchantment: The…

King Henry VI

The reign of King Henry VI was marked by losses to France and a battle over the English throne known as the War of the Roses. Henry was the son of England's King Henry V and Catherine de Valois,…

muon

(Encyclopedia) muonmuonmy&oomacr;ˈŏn [key], elementary particle heavier than an electron but lighter than other particles having nonzero rest mass. The name muon is derived from mu meson, the…

Brewer's: Monism

The doctrine of the oneness of mind and matter, God and the universe. It ignores all that is supernatural, and the dualism of mind and matter, God and creation; and, as this is the case,…

Meteors and Meteorites

This crater in Arizona was caused by a 30 m wide, 100,000 ton meteor. The impact crater is 1.1 kilometers wide and 200 m deep. (Source: US Geological Survey) The term meteor for what is…

The Score

Director:Frank OzWriters:Kario Salem, Lem Dobbs, Scott Marshall SmithParamount; R; 123 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando Frank Oz is a man famous for his…

Peter Jackson Biography

Peter JacksondirectorBorn: Oct. 31, 1961Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand Jackson undertook one of the most daunting tasks in Hollywood history—not just bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved The Lord…

“Rotting Y” Redeemed

—Borgna Brunner     In one of the most important cosmological discoveries in years, NASA scientists have captured the most precise image of the universe, shedding light on its origins and age…