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Honda, Soichiro
(Encyclopedia) Honda, Soichiro, 1906–91, Japanese automobile executive. A mechanic and race car driver, he was a self-taught engineer. Honda founded a motorcycle company in the 1940s and began…Euclid, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Euclid, city (2020 pop. 49,692), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb adjoining Cleveland, on Lake Erie; settled 1798, inc. 1848. Named for…Stewart, Jackie
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Jackie (John Young Stewart), 1939–, Scottish automobile race driver. He began racing in 1961 and by 1973 had won 27 world championship Grand Prix victories. A dominant force…Atsugi
(Encyclopedia) Atsugi Atsugi ätˌs&oomacr;ˈgē [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Sagami River. It is an important communication,…Katrineholm
(Encyclopedia) KatrineholmKatrineholmkäˌtrēnəhôlmˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 21,660), Södermanland co., S Sweden; chartered 1917. It is a commercial, industrial, and transportation center. The city has…Drancy
(Encyclopedia) Drancy Drancy dräNsēˈ [key], city, Seine–Saint Denis dept., N central France. An…Puteaux
(Encyclopedia) PuteauxPuteauxpütōˈ [key], suburb W of Paris (1990 pop. 42,917), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the Seine River. An important industrial center, Puteaux is the birthplace…Otto, Nikolaus August
(Encyclopedia) Otto, Nikolaus AugustOtto, Nikolaus Augustnēˈkōlous ouˈg&oobreve;st ôˈtō [key], 1832–91, German engineer. He was coinventor (1867) of an internal-combustion engine, and he devised…Barking and Dagenham
(Encyclopedia) Barking and Dagenham Barking and Dagenham bärˌkĭng ən dăgˈnəm, bôˌ– […Brain, Dennis
(Encyclopedia) Brain, Dennis, 1921–57, British horn player. Brain studied with his father, Aubrey, at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He played principal horn with first the Royal Philharmonic…Trending
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