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Gray, Elisha

(Encyclopedia) Gray, Elisha, 1835–1901, American inventor, b. Barnesville, Ohio. He patented many electrical devices, most of them having to do with the telegraph. His telautograph (1888) for…

Gray, George

(Encyclopedia) Gray, George, 1840–1925, American jurist, b. New Castle, Del. A lawyer, he was (1879–85) attorney general of Delaware and (1885–99) a Democratic senator. Gray often served (1898–1916)…

Roger of Wendover

(Encyclopedia) Roger of Wendover, d. c.1236, English chronicler, a monk of St. Albans. As historiographer of St. Albans, he began the Flores historiarum (see Matthew of Westminster), a general…

ephors

(Encyclopedia) ephorsephorsĕfˈərz [key] [Gr.,=overseers], in ancient Greece, magistrates in several Dorian states. In Sparta they comprised an executive, legislative, and judicial board of five…

Gray, Barry

(Bernard Yaroslaw) radio interviewerBirthplace: Atlantic City, N.J.Born: 7/2/16

Gray, Linda

actressBirthplace: Santa Monica, Calif.Born: 9/12/40

Brewer's: Gray

The authoress of Auld Robin Gray was Lady Anne Lindsay, afterwards Lady Barnard (1750-1825). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Gray CloakGravelled A B C D…

Gray goo

The Question: What is gray goo? The Answer: "Gray goo" is a term used to describe what might happen if teeny-tiny robots were created with the ability-and imperative-to use the substances…

Freddie Gray

Name at birth: Freddie Carlos Gray, Jr.Freddie Gray was 25 years old when Baltimore police arrested him, handcuffed him and injured his spine, putting him in a coma until he died six days later.…