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Meitner, Lise
(Encyclopedia) Meitner, LiseMeitner, Liselēˈzə mītˈnər [key], 1878–1968, Austrian-Swedish physicist and mathematician. She was professor at the Univ. of Berlin (1926–33). A refugee from Germany after…Chhattisgarh
(Encyclopedia) Chhattisgarh, state (2001 provisional pop. 20,795,956), 52,200 sq mi (135,194 sq km), central India; created from SE Madhya Pradesh in 2000. Most of Chhattisgarh lies in the valley of…Krasnoyarsk Territory
(Encyclopedia) Krasnoyarsk Territory, administrative division (1989 pop. 3,595,000), c.928,000 sq mi (2,403,520 sq km), central Siberian Russia, extending from the Sayan Mts. and the Minusinsk basin…Jharkhand
(Encyclopedia) Jharkhand, state (2001 provisional pop. 26,909,428), 30,775 sq mi (79,714 sq km), E central India; created in 2000 from S Bihar, which now forms its northern border. Other bordering…Fermi, Enrico
(Encyclopedia) Fermi, EnricoFermi, Enricoĕnrēˈkō fĕrˈmē [key], 1901–54, American physicist, b. Italy. He studied at Pisa, Göttingen, and Leiden, and taught physics at the universities of Florence and…2012 World News: Iran
Advances in Nuclear Program Lead to Additional Sanctions and Increased Tension with Israel by Beth Rowen Mahmoud AhmadinejadRelated Links Iran Country…2006 World History
2006 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2006 for details (all…Stephen Hadley, 2003 News
deputy national security adviser, took some of the blame in July for the unsubstantiated claim in President Bush's State of the Union address that Iraq had attempted to buy uranium from…April 2015 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of…George Tenet, 2003 News
director of the CIA, came under fire for his agency's handling of intelligence concerning Iraq as well as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. A Congressional report released in June revealed that…Trending
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