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Li Tsung-jên
(Encyclopedia) Li Tsung-jênLi Tsung-jênlē dz&oomacr;ng-jŭn [key], 1890–1969, Chinese Nationalist general and political leader. For 25 years (1925–49) he was a leader of the military clique that…Allawi, Ayad
(Encyclopedia) Allawi, AyadAllawi, Ayadĕyädˈ äläˈwē [key], 1946–, Iraqi political leader. A doctor and prominent secular Shiite, he was a Ba'ath party member but went into exile in 1971. After a 1978…Ursins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse des
(Encyclopedia) Ursins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse desUrsins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse desmärēˈ än də lä trāmwäˈyə prăNsĕsˈ dāzürsănˈ [key], 1642–1722, French noblewoman and…fuse, electric
(Encyclopedia) fuse, electric, safety device used to protect an electric circuit against an excessive current. A fuse consists essentially of a strip of low-melting alloy enclosed in a suitable…Brzezinski, Zbigniew Kazimierz
(Encyclopedia) Brzezinski, Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski, Zbigniew Kazimierz zbĭgˈnyĕv käzēmˈyĕsh…Bunin, Ivan Alekseyevich
(Encyclopedia) Bunin, Ivan AlekseyevichBunin, Ivan Alekseyevichb&oomacr;ˈnĭn, Rus. ēvänˈ əlyĭksyāˈyəvĭch b&oomacr;ˈnyĭn [key], 1870–1953, Russian writer. Born of a poor aristocratic family,…caviar
(Encyclopedia) caviar or caviarecaviarkăvˈēär [key], the roe (eggs) of various species of sturgeon prepared as a piquant table delicacy. The ovaries of the fish are beaten to loosen the eggs, which…logic circuit
(Encyclopedia) logic circuit, electric circuit whose output depends upon the input in a way that can be expressed as a function in symbolic logic; it has one or more binary inputs (capable of…health maintenance organization
(Encyclopedia) health maintenance organization (HMO), type of prepaid medical service in which members pay a monthly or yearly fee for all health care, including hospitalization. The term “health…Kahneman, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Kahneman, Daniel, 1934–, Israeli-American psychologist, b. Tel Aviv, Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1961. Born to Lithuanian parents, he spent his youth in France, and immigrated…Trending
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