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WHA Teams<span class="rm" > (1972-79)</span>

Baltimore-Blades (1975); Birmingham-Bulls (1976-78); Calgary-Cowboys (1975-77); Chicago-Cougars (1972-75); Cincinnati-Stingers (1975-79); Cleveland-Crusaders (1972-76, moved to Minnesota);…

Cohen, Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Cohen, Stanley, 1922–2020, American biochemist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan, 1948. Cohen did his most important work at Washington Univ. with Rita Levi-Montalcini in the…

Romer, Paul Michael

(Encyclopedia) Romer, Paul Michael, 1955–, American economist, b. Denver, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1983. He has taught at the Univ. of Rochester (1982–88), Univ. of Chicago (1988–90), Univ. of…

annual rings

(Encyclopedia) annual rings, the growth layers of wood that are produced each year in the stems and roots of trees and shrubs. In climates with well-marked alternations of seasons (either cold and…

growing season

(Encyclopedia) growing season, period during which plant growth takes place. In temperate climates the growing season is limited by seasonal changes in temperature and is defined as the period…